"reule" meaning in Middle English

See reule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈriu̯l(ə)/ Forms: reules [plural]
Etymology: From Old French reule, from Latin rēgula. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|reule}} Old French reule, {{der|enm|la|rēgula}} Latin rēgula Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} reule, {{enm-noun}} reule (plural reules)
  1. legal code, set of rules
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-1v~HSo44 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 40 2 4 0 2 4 7 4 1 1 1 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 48 4 3 2 1 4 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 3 7 4 3 8 9 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 3 11 5 4 11 9 6 2 3 2
  2. moral code, principles
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-hL1-VxrC
  3. rule, authority, supervision, control
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-pfSfYn~d
  4. orderliness, efficiency
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-pBZ93JVn
  5. rule, regulation, law
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-JvzQSzwQ
  6. custom, practice
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-oyxDJ-IN
  7. decision, order, directive
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-Tkpau72J
  8. instruction, recommendation
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-vLl-qYxz
  9. principle, scientific law; rule of nature
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-Z698Qn9Q
  10. (Christianity) monastic rule Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-zPSg9bAk Topics: Christianity
  11. ruler, measuring stick Categories (topical): Measuring instruments
    Sense id: en-reule-enm-noun-HPTHPGg4 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 12 9 3 3 5 10 10 3 3 3 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rewle, rule, riwle, riule, rewl, rwle, reul, rewel Derived forms: reulen, reuler, reulily, rewly

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reulen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reuler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reulily"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rewly"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "English: rule"
    },
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          "args": {
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: rule, reule"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "zwae",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Yola: zwae",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Yola: zwae"
    }
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "rēgula"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin rēgula",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old French reule, from Latin rēgula.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        [
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    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-pfSfYn~d",
      "links": [
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          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "supervision",
          "supervision"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-pBZ93JVn",
      "links": [
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          "orderliness",
          "orderliness"
        ],
        [
          "efficiency",
          "efficiency"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "rule, regulation, law"
      ],
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        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "regulation",
          "regulation"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "custom",
          "custom"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "decision, order, directive"
      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-Tkpau72J",
      "links": [
        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "directive",
          "directive"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "instruction, recommendation"
      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-vLl-qYxz",
      "links": [
        [
          "instruction",
          "instruction"
        ],
        [
          "recommendation",
          "recommendation"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "principle",
          "principle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "enm:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
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        "monastic rule"
      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-zPSg9bAk",
      "links": [
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          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
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      ],
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        "(Christianity) monastic rule"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 9 3 3 5 10 10 3 3 3 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Measuring instruments",
          "orig": "enm:Measuring instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ruler, measuring stick"
      ],
      "id": "en-reule-enm-noun-HPTHPGg4",
      "links": [
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "measuring",
          "measuring"
        ],
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈriu̯l(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rewle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rule"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "riwle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "riule"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rewl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rwle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "reul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rewel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reule"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old French feminine nouns",
    "Old French lemmas",
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    "Old French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
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    "enm:Measuring instruments"
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      "word": "reulen"
    },
    {
      "word": "reuler"
    },
    {
      "word": "reulily"
    },
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      "word": "rewly"
    }
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    },
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      },
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  ],
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        "plural"
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    }
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      ],
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          "orderliness",
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        "rule, regulation, law"
      ],
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          "rule",
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          "regulation",
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "custom",
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          "practice",
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    },
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      ],
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        [
          "order",
          "order"
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        [
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          "directive"
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    {
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      ],
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        [
          "instruction",
          "instruction"
        ],
        [
          "recommendation",
          "recommendation"
        ]
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      ],
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        [
          "principle",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "monastic rule"
      ],
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          "Christianity"
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        "(Christianity) monastic rule"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ruler, measuring stick"
      ],
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        [
          "ruler",
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        ],
        [
          "measuring",
          "measuring"
        ],
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈriu̯l(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rewle"
    },
    {
      "word": "rule"
    },
    {
      "word": "riwle"
    },
    {
      "word": "riule"
    },
    {
      "word": "rewl"
    },
    {
      "word": "rwle"
    },
    {
      "word": "reul"
    },
    {
      "word": "rewel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reule"
}

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