Etymology : Middle English reule, from Old French, from Latin regula straightedge, rule, from regere to direct; more at RIGHT
Pronunciation : rül
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. law, regulation; custom, common practice; government; ruler, flat tool used for measuring distances. govern, control; determine, decide, decree; mark with lines using a ruler. rule\rule\ , n. [oe. reule, riule, of. riule, reule, f. régle, fr. l. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. see:
right, a., and cf. regular.].
2. that which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. we profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives.
3. hence: (a) uniform or established course of things. 't is against the rule of nature. (b) systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock. (c) ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions. (d) conduct in general; behavior. [obs.] this uncivil rule; she shall know of it.
4. the act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. obey them that have the rule over you. xiii.
5. his stern rule the groaning land obeyed.
6. (law) an order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
7. (math.) a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
8. (gram.) a general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in england, that s or es, added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
9. (a) a straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler. (b) a measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. a judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his rule.
10. (print.) (a) a thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work. (b) a composing rule. see:
under conposing.
11. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
12. Uniform or established course of things.
13. Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
14. Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
15. Conduct in general; behavior.
16. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
17. An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
18. A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
19. A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
20. A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
21. A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
22. A thin plate of metal of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
23. A composing rule.
24. See under Conposing.
25. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
26. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; used chiefly in the passive.
27. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
28. To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
29. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
30. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; often followed by over.
31. To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
32. To keep within a range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St.
33. Dominic" prescribed guide for conduct or action directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" a rule describing a linguistic practice the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth" keep in check; "rule one's temper" decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins" have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac.
34. taxiing.
35. 1. Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do. a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.
36. A rule is a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight.
37. The rules of something such as a language or a science are statements that describe the way that things usually happen in a particular situation. according to the rules of quantum theory.
38. If something is the rule, it is the normal state of affairs. However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
39. The person or group that rules a country controls its affairs. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola He ruled for eight months. the long line of feudal lords who had ruled over this land. Rule is also a noun. demands for an end to one-party rule.
40. If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.
41. When someone in authority rules that something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen. The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case A provincial magistrates' court last week ruled it unconstitutional The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds. = pronounce.
42. If you rule a straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge. a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines. see also:
golden rule, ground rule, ruling, slide rule.
43. If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens. As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life. = generally, usually.
44. If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules. There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.
45. A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit.
46. If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions. Nurses are continuing to work to rule. exclusionary rule gag rule Home Rule Irish L'Hôpital's rule Rule of the Community product rule quotient rule.
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