Definitions for rulers

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rulers rul·er

Spelling: [roo-ler]

IPA: /ˈru lər/

Rulers is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 64 anagrams from letters in rulers (elrrsu).

Definitions for rulers

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 rulers

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

Examples for rulers

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

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.

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

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

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

Dir would have repudiated its ruler and joined the combination.

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

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.