regula

[ reg-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈrɛg yə lə /

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noun, plural reg·u·lae

[reg-yuh-lee]. /ˈrɛg yəˌli/.

(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.

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Also called guttae band.

Origin of regula

1555–65; <Latin rēgula ruler, pattern (akin to rēx king, regere to rule; see -ule)

Words nearby regula

regrettably, regroup, regrow, regrowth, regt., regula, regulable, regulant, regular, Regular Army, regular as clockwork

How to use regula in a sentence

Nulla regula firma dari potest de impotentia physiologica senectutis in maribus.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The statute just mentioned continues the regula regulans, as to the appointment of tutors-at-law for lunatics.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
Sub stricta instruens regula, uultu et habitu, sermone et uita, se eis in exemplum exhibuit.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
The Regula monachorum of Isidore was adopted by many of the monasteries in Spain during the 7th and 8th centuries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various

The content of these confessions is called by the earlier Fathers the regula fidei, or rule of faith.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske