5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines
by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank
book.
Ruled surface (Geom.),
any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a
given law; — called also a scroll.
Rule
(Rule), v. i.
1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; — often followed by over.
By me princes rule, and nobles.
Prov. viii. 16.
We subdue and rule over all other creatures.
Ray. 2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
Burril. Bouvier.
3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled
lower yesterday than the day before.
Ruleless
(Rule"less), a. Destitute of rule; lawless. Spenser.
Rule-monger
(Rule"-mon`ger) n. A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] Hare.