1) Acts as king 2) Acts as monarch 3) Does the king thing 4) Holds sway 5) Holds the scepter 6) Is a monarch 7) Is the ruling monarch 8) Linux game 9) Occupies the throne 10) Oversees a kingdom 11) Periods of power 12) Predominates 13) Prevails 14) Rules 15) Rules a realm 16) Rules as a monarch 17) Rules the waters, so to speak 1) Governs 2) Holdssway 3) Rules