rulership

[ roo-ler-ship ]

noun
  1. the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.

Origin of rulership

1
First recorded in 1640–50; ruler + -ship

Words Nearby rulership

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How to use rulership in a sentence

  • Obama didn't threaten his guest about repairing his well-documented sins of rulership.

    Karzai Bests Obama, For Now | Leslie H. Gelb | May 11, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Once before I was offered a rulership in Kem which I refused.

    Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth Douglass
  • Thus, tribal organization paves the way for the formation of States, though fixed rulership has not as yet been established.

  • As the storm is followed by the calm of nature, so chaos is succeeded by the peaceful rulership of the gods.

  • Even widows were subjected to the rulership of their nearest male relatives, and were not even free to choose a husband.

    Woman and Socialism | August Bebel
  • If we apply the standard of rulership, for instance, we find that women have shown even greater talent for ruling than men.

    Woman and Socialism | August Bebel