Definition of rule

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Rule (n.) To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive..

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Morality :: Morality (n.) The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics..
Calculate :: Calculate (v. i.) To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Trespass :: Trespass (v.) Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a)..
Practice :: Practice (n.) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
Rule :: Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules..
Monarchy :: Monarchy (n.) The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
Anteposition :: Anteposition (n.) The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it..
Demain :: Demain (n.) Rule; management.
Solecism :: Solecism (n.) An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax..
Purrulence :: Purrulence (n.) Alt. of Purulenc.
Disciplinarian :: Disciplinarian (n.) One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar..
Label :: Label (n.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living..
Polycracy :: Polycracy (n.) Government by many rulers; polyarchy.
Hinge :: Hinge (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned..
Rule :: Rule (v. i.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before..
Rule :: Rule (a.) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit..
Move :: Move (v. t.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king..
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