ruler

ruler
ruler "one who rules," late 14c., agent noun from RULE (Cf. rule) (v.). Meaning "strip used for making straight lines" is c.1400 (see RULE (Cf. rule) (n.)).

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  • Ruler — Rul er (r[udd]l [ e]r), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. [1913 Webster] And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43. [1913 Webster] A prince and ruler of the land. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A straight… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ruler — [n1] historically, person who ruled an area baron, baroness, caesar, caliph, contessa, count, countess, crowned head, czar, czarina, dame, duchess, duke, dynast, emperor, empress, gerent, imperator, kaiser, khan, king, lady, lord, magnate,… …   New thesaurus

  • ruler — index arbitrator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Ruler —   [engl.], Lineal …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ruler — ► NOUN 1) a person who rules a people or nation. 2) a straight edged strip of rigid material, marked at regular intervals and used to draw straight lines or measure distances …   English terms dictionary

  • ruler — [ro͞o′lər] n. 1. a person or thing that rules or governs 2. a thin strip of wood, metal, etc. with a straight edge and markings in whole and fractional units of length, as inches or centimeters, used in drawing straight lines, measuring length,… …   English World dictionary

  • Ruler — For other uses, see Ruler (disambiguation). A variety of rulers A 2 meter …   Wikipedia

  • ruler — n. person who rules 1) to put a ruler into power 2) to overthrow, unseat a ruler 3) an absolute, despotic, dictatorial; strong; weak ruler * * * [ ruːlə] despotic dictatorial strong unseat a ruler weak ruler [ person who rules ] to put a ruler… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ruler — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ effective, good, powerful, strong ▪ weak ▪ enlightened ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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