regula
Americannoun
plural
regulaeEtymology
Origin of regula
1555–65; < Latin rēgula ruler, pattern (akin to rēx king, regere to rule; see -ule)
Example Sentences
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In 1976, says the report, the department provided a fertilizer company directed by Businessman Louis Luyt, 46, with $15 million in government cash �a direct violation of treasury regula tions.
From Time Magazine Archive
One popular proposal is to create an apolitical board to review all regula tions, set priorities and eliminate much of the confusion and expense of conflicting laws.
From Time Magazine Archive
The guttae, extending as wide as the triglyphs and beneath the taenia, should hang down for one sixth of a module, including their regula.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
In fact there was still no Church dogmatic, there being only principles of Christian faith and life, which, however, were taken from the Holy Scriptures and the regula.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
On the contrary, it comes from the Latin word, regula, a rule; and implies the pre-existence of a rule, to which the thing regulated is made to conform.
From A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People by Spooner, Lysander
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