| Rule (rule) |
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| Rule |
| [OE. reule,
riule, OF. riule, reule, F. régle,
fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere,
rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See Right,
a., and cf. |
That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or
action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative
enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the
rules of various societies; the rules governing a
school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of
cricket.
Uniform or
established course of things.
The act of ruling; administration of law;
government; empire; authority; control.
An order regulating the
practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action
or a suit.
A determinate method
prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain
result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
A general principle
concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement
thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or
es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural
of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to
the rule.
A straight strip of
wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a
straight line; a ruler.
A thin
plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and
used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in
tabular work.
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To control the will and
actions of] to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to
manage.
To control or direct by influence, counsel,
or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
To establish or settle by, or as by, a
rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common
practice.
To require or command by rule;
to give as a direction or order of court.
To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil,
etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to
rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
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To
have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often
followed by over.
To lay down and settle a rule
or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a
rule.
To keep within a (certain)
range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices
ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
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A number of cards of the same
suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
The
movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
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