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ruler

/ˈɹuːlə/ROO-lur
/ˈɹulɚ/ROO-lur

Meaningone who rules

Common meaning: a person who governs

Other meanings: a measuring strip

Journey through time

  1. Latinregula‘a rule’source
  2. Old Frenchreulesource
  3. Middle Englishreulesource
  4. Englishrule‘a principle’
  5. Englishformed in English from ruleruler‘a person who governs’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from rule + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RULE, p.519 · scan

Source words

  • regula Latin · source word “a rule”

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