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reule

TRANSLITERATION reule

guide for proper action; rule

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Middle English
SENSE
guide for action
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:reule:attested:sense:guide-for-action

Merriam-Webster and American Heritage supply the Middle English form.

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Present-Day English · 13th century–today · guide authority straightedge

rule

guide, standard, authority, or measuring straightedge

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Modern rule continues Middle English reule through English spelling and pronunciation history.
MEANING
A guide for action expands across standards, authority, procedures, and measurement.
CHRONOLOGY
Merriam-Webster reports use in the thirteenth century.
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Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
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Rule — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies Middle English reule, the semantic range, and thirteenth-century horizon.

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Rule — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently preserves ruler, principle, authority, and straight-line senses.

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Middle Englishreule→Present-Day English · 13th century–todayruleguide, standard, authority, or measuring straightedge
SOUND
Modern rule continues Middle English reule through English spelling and pronunciation history.
MEANING
A guide for action expands across standards, authority, procedures, and measurement.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 724 ↗
Rule — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Rule — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword definitions and etymology ↗

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