Definition of rule

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Rule (v. i.) To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.

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Gemel :: Gemel (n.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other. Cf. Bars gemel, under Gemel, a..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules..
Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.
Inveteracy :: Inveteracy (n.) Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
Monarch :: Monarch (n.) A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief..
Principal :: Principal (n.) A principal or essential point or rule; a principle.
Virulence :: Virulence (n.) Alt. of Virulenc.
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc..
Infringe :: Infringe (v. i.) To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend..
Move :: Move (v. t.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king..
Precision :: Precision (n.) The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.
Rule :: Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
Matriarch :: Matriarch (n.) The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Bossism :: Bossism (n.) The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses..
Neocracy :: Neocracy (n.) Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.
Canon :: Canon (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a..
Order :: Order (n.) That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and orders of the senate..
Rule-monger :: Rule-monger (n.) A stickler for rules; a slave of rule.
Unruled :: Unruled (a.) Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper..
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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