Free Rein or Free Reign?: "The word reign derives from a Latin word for kingship. To reign means to exercise the power of a king. The sense of this “reign” has become conflated with the expression “to give free rein to.”
The confusion has become so complete that it’s beyond correction.
A Google search for “free reign” brought 5,010,000 hits, including references to a rock group and a religious ministries site.
A search for “free rein” garnered only 806,000 hits.
I shall continue to write free rein, but “free reign” is here to stay."
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