regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
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The first thing was to take Shaykh Nur's passport, which was en regle, and my own, which was not, to the Bey for signature.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Therefore it seemed en regle to take a prisoner.
From Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Had she entered the church to put herself en regle with what was expected of a Princess Casamassima?
From Roderick Hudson by Henry James
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
"It is perfectly en regle, I assure you," continued Chauvelin, "and only awaits my signature."
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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