Definition of rule

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Rule (n.) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.

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Heptarchist :: Heptarchist (n.) A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
Law :: Law (n.) In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation..
Nero :: Nero (n.) A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Ethics :: Ethics (n.) The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics..
Fester :: Fester (n.) To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle..
Rule-monger :: Rule-monger (n.) A stickler for rules; a slave of rule.
Domineer :: Domineer (v. t.) To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents..
Unappealable :: Unappealable (a.) Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling..
Fugue :: Fugue (n.) A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears..
Virulent :: Virulent (a.) Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective..
Stringer :: Stringent (a.) Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules..
Parliamentary :: Parliamentary (a.) According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion..
Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.
Defective :: Defective (a.) Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules..
Round :: Round (n.) The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout..
Orderly :: Orderly (a.) Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community..
Division :: Division (n.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed..
Undue :: Undue (a.) Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law..
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