Ruler
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Ruler - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
RU'LER, n.
1. One that governs, whether emperor, king, pope or governor; any one that exercises supreme power over others.
2. One that makes or executes laws in a limited or free government. Thus legislators and magistrates are called rulers.
3. A rule; an instrument of wood or metal with straight edges or sides, by which lines are drawn on paper, parchment or other substance. When a ruler has the lines of chords, tangents, sines, _c. it is called a plane scale.
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- GovernEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- GovernorEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- LeaderEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Musician, ChiefEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- NobleEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- NoblemanEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- PrinceEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- PrincessEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ReignEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- RuleEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- TirshathaEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ChiefInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- GovernorInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Musician; ChiefInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Noble; Nobles; NoblemanInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- PrinceInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- PrincessInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ProconsulInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ReignInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- RulerInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- TirshathaInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- GovernorSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- ProconsulSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- TirshathaSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- chief, leaderTranslation Words
- govern, governor, proconsul, TirshathaTranslation Words
- noble, nobleman, royal officialTranslation Words
- prince, princess, governor, provincial governor, official, nobleman, noblemen, nobilityTranslation Words
- reign, ruleTranslation Words
- rule, reign, ruler, prefect, official, leaderTranslation Words
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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