- ruler
- A strip of wood or metal, having a straight edge, marked in inches and fractions of inches, and used in drawing a straight line and in measuring length. A king, queen, or other sovereign.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ruler
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Ruler X — Ruler X, as a designation sometimes used by Mayanists to refer to a personage whose name has not otherwise been deciphered, may refer to: * Ruler X (Rio Azul), ruler associated with Tomb 1 at Rio Azul, born 417 CE * Ruler X (Toniná), ruled at… … Wikipedia
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 — 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.)) … Etymology dictionary
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
