"regula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: regulae [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|rēgula|t=rule}} Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”), {{doublet|en|rail|regal#Noun|rigol|rule}} Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule Head templates: {{en-noun|regulae}} regula (plural regulae)
  1. A book of rules for a religious establishment.
    Sense id: en-regula-en-noun-2rMnH8QE
  2. (architecture) One of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs.
    Sense id: en-regula-en-noun-rf4GvV8W Categories (other): Architectural elements, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 34 66 Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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