ruler

  • 41ruler — noun Syn: leader, sovereign, monarch, potentate, king, queen, emperor, empress, prince, princess, crowned head, head of state, president, premier, governor Ant: subject …

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  • 42ruler*/ — [ˈruːlə] noun [C] 1) someone who controls a country Haiti s former military rulers[/ex] 2) a long flat object that you use for measuring or for drawing straight lines …

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  • 43ruler — rul•er [[t]ˈru lər[/t]] n. 1) a person who rules or governs; sovereign 2) wam Also, rule 7) a strip of wood, metal, or other material that has a straight edge and is usu. marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines and measuring.… …

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  • 44ruler — /ˈrulə / (say roohluh) noun 1. someone who rules or governs; a sovereign. 2. a strip of wood, metal, or other material with a graduated straight edge, used in drawing lines, measuring, etc. 3. someone or something that rules paper, etc. 4. (upper …

  • 45ruler — A strip of wood or metal, having a straight edge, marked in inches and fractions of inches, and used in drawing a straight line and in measuring length. A king, queen, or other sovereign …

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  • 46ruler — see iihtáísskskaakio p …

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  • 47ruler — n. 1 a person exercising government or dominion. 2 a straight usu. graduated strip or cylinder of wood, metal, etc., used to draw lines or measure distance. Derivatives: rulership n …

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  • 48Parallel ruler — Ruler Rul er (r[udd]l [ e]r), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. [1913 Webster] And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43. [1913 Webster] A prince and ruler of the land. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 49enlightened ruler — ruler who is free from prejudice …

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  • 50Ruler of Jodhpur — The Rulers of Jodhpur were of an ancient dynasty dating to the 700s. However, the dynasty s fortunes were made by Rao Jodha, first of the rulers of the Rathore dynasty in Jodhpur in 1459. The state was kept under the strict and dictatorial fiat… …

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