Reigned (5)
I believe the answer is:
ruled
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">reigned</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('rule' can be a synonym of 'reign')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ruled that I've seen before include "Governed or commanded" , "Held the reins" , "with several lines" , "Were tops" , "(Of writing paper) having printed lines" .)