rule

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 External links

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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’”).

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  Rhymes: -uːl

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rule (plural rules)

1. A regulation, law, guideline.
2. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
3. Something to keep order.

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• regulate
• regent
• regular

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to rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)

1. To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
2. (slang, intransitive) To excel.

   This game rules!

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• rule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911