a formal expression of a grammatical regularity in a linguistic description of a language
an order by a court or judge
to restrain or control
an authoritative regulation or direction concerning method or procedure, as for a court of law, legislative body, game, or other human institution or activity
RULE, to exercise control over [adj]
able to be ruled [adj]
a strip of brass or other metal used to print such a line
a systematic body of prescriptions defining the way of life to be followed by members of a religious order
to exercise governing or controlling authority over (a people, political unit, individual, etc)
to mark with straight parallel lines or make one straight line, as with a ruler
to be customary or prevalent
(of a planet) to have a strong affinity with certain human attributes, activities, etc, associated with (one or sometimes two signs of the zodiac)
the period of time in which a monarch or government has power
a customary form or procedure; regular course of action
a prescribed method or procedure for solving a mathematical problem, or one constituting part of a computer program, usually expressed in an appropriate formalism
the exercise of governmental authority or control
a printed or drawn character in the form of a long thin line
to decide authoritatively; decree
to be pre-eminent or superior
any of various devices with a straight edge for guiding or measuring; ruler