Definitions | rule |
| noun
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- Something to keep order.
Translations: - Dutch: lineaal
- French: règle
- German: Lineal
- Italian: regola
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: regla
verb (rul, ing)
- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
Translations: - Dutch: regeren
- German: regieren, beherrschen
- Spanish: mandar, gobernar
Etymology: - (noun) From riule, from regula "straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern"
- (verb) From riuler, from regulare.
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