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Rule

/ruːl/
A principle or regulation established to guide behavior, actions, or decisions in a particular context or system.

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Examples:

These rules were, of course, Miss Jenkyns has rules.

Duncan has been a gracious king, he has ruled wisely.

'You are ruling over us for our own good,' he said.

Etymology:

etymology
From Old French reule, from Latin regula meaning straight stick, rule, which came from regere, meaning to keep straight, guide.

Usage Statistics:

159 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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