règle

Meaning

Noun

1. rule, regulation
2. rule, period of ruling
3. ruler (for measuring length)
4. period, menstruation

Verb

1. inflection of régler:
2. inflection of régler:

Concepts

rule

ruler

regulation

principle

law

formula

odds

pattern

custom

convention

normal

tradition

straight ruler

level

canon

hard-and-fast rule

drawing-rule

constitution

conventions

regulations

rules

discipline

observance

order

doctrine

measure

conclusion

settlement

test

standard

cycle

decision

period

harness

rein

regularisation

regularization

find

slide rule

slipstick

likelihood

likeliness

prescript

ordinance

linguistic rule

betting odds

dominion

norm

habit

usage

square

tenet

guideline

yardstick

joseki

practice

arranging

medical prescription

prescription

recipe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁɛɡl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French regle, from Late Old French regle (13th c.), borrowed from Latin regula. Displaced the earlier borrowing Old French riule, reule (whence English rule). Compare also the inherited Old French reille (whence English rail). Doublet of rail and rigole.

Sentences

Il le réforme selon la règle de saint Augustin .

He reformed it according to the rule of St. Augustine.