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- (noun) < Middle English rule < Old French riule < Vulgar Latin regula (“‘straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern’”) < regere (“‘to keep straight, direct, govern, rule’”); see regent.
- (verb) < Middle English rulen < Old French riuler < Latin regulare (“‘to regulate, rule’”) < regula (“‘a rule’”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular rule |
Plural rules |
rule (plural rules)
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- Something to keep order.
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Terms derived from the noun "rule"
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Verb
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Infinitive to rule |
Third person singular rules |
Simple past ruled |
Past participle ruled |
Present participle ruling |
to rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (slang, intransitive) To excel.
- This game rules!
Translations
to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb "rule"
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External links
- rule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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