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ruler

[ roo-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
Also a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc.
a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.
Astrology. the planet primarily associated with any sign of the zodiac or any house of the horoscope:
The ruler of Aries is Mars. The ruler of Taurus is Venus.

ruler

/ ˈruːlə /

a person who rules or commands
Also calledrule a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines

Origin of ruler¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; rule, -er ¹

How will we know if Kim, when he eventually surfaces, is ruler or figurehead?

He wanted peace and harmony, and in this respect he was just another Roman ruler interested in imperial unity.

Anyone “who has authority of the sword, is the ruler of a city, or wears the purple” has to resign his job or leave.

The Bible makes this out to be a matter of popular acclaim, the people lining up to have David as their ruler.

Like a paranoid ruler, it only trusts what it can directly control.

Renounce the good law of the worshippers of Mazda, and thou shalt gain such a boon as the Murderer gained, the ruler of nations.

Murat was in no hurry to commence his reign, and his subjects showed no great anxiety to see their new ruler.

The deposed ruler plotted and planned all kinds of schemes whereby he might be restored to his old position of authority.

“Confound it, no;” rejoined Mr. Simmery, stopping for an instant to smash a fly with the ruler.

Gascony has ever been the mother of ambitious men, and many a ruler has she supplied to France.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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