Definitions for ruler

ruler rul·er

Spelling: [roo-ler]
IPA: /ˈru lər/

Ruler is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in ruler (elrru).

Definitions for ruler

noun

  1. a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
  2. Also, rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc.
  3. a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.
  4. Astrology. the planet primarily associated with any sign of the zodiac or any house of the horoscope:

Origin of ruler

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at rule, -er1

Examples for ruler

Obedience has regard to the will of a ruler, not to necessity and truth.

She took the crown from her head with her own hands, and ceased to be the ruler of Sweden.

The Bible makes this out to be a matter of popular acclaim, the people lining up to have David as their ruler.

It does not matter whether we recognize a king or an emperor or a president as our ruler.

How will we know if Kim, when he eventually surfaces, is ruler or figurehead?

He wanted peace and harmony, and in this respect he was just another Roman ruler interested in imperial unity.

Anyone “who has authority of the sword, is the ruler of a city, or wears the purple” has to resign his job or leave.

Anyhow, they realized, Assad had also lost his legitimacy as a ruler.

Angelo, the would-be Puritan ruler, was a "false seemer," Malvolio was a "chough."

Dir would have repudiated its ruler and joined the combination.

Word Value for ruler
Scrable

5

Words with friends

7

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