Rule (5)
'rule' is the definition.
(reigning is a kind of ruling)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Monarch's period" , "Period of the rule of a sovereign" , "Sit on a throne" , "Rule over in Niger" , "Rule of monarch" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for edict that I've seen before include "Injunction" , "Decree by authority" , "Declaration" , "Legally binding command" , "Decree, order" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(law is a kind of rule)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for law that I've seen before include "Rule of conduct" , "Regulation" , "'Possession is nine points of the ...'" , "Commandment" , "Rule prohibiting certain actions" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for govern that I've seen before include "'Rule over, control (6)'" , "Be in power" , "Check; rule" , "Rule or administer" , "Control, determine" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(precept is a kind of rule)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for precept that I've seen before include "Rule of action" , "Moral rule" , "General rule for behaviour" , "Tax" , "Rule of conduct or command" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(regulation is a kind of rule)
This is the entire clue.
'rule' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dominion that I've seen before include "territory" , "Realm" , "Territorial possession controlled by a ruling state" , "power" , "eg Canada" .)
'rule' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dominate that I've seen before include "Tower over" , "Be lord over" , "Command, control" , "corner" , "Rule" .)