regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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And this document is perfectly en regle, and unattackable.
From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau
Passports are examined by the police, and if en regle, the owners are not likely to be troubled.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
This deed of gift is en regle, and is undersigned by his grace the Russian ambassador.
From The Daughter of an Empress by Nathaniel Greene
Therefore it seemed en regle to take a prisoner.
From Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Heigh ho! it would be en regle to begin to hate him, and be as jealous as Bluebeard; but there!
From Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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