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• Ruler — Rul er (r[udd]l [ e]r), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. [1913 Webster] And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43. [1913 Webster] A prince and ruler of the land. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A straight… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ruler — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ effective, good, powerful, strong ▪ weak ▪ enlightened ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Under the Green Star — Infobox Book | name = Under the Green Star imagesize = 200px image caption = Cover of the first edition author = Lin Carter illustrator = Tim Kirk cover artist = Tim Kirk country = United States language = English series = Green Star Series genre …   Wikipedia

• ruler — [[t]ru͟ːlə(r)[/t]] rulers 1) N COUNT: oft with poss The ruler of a country is the person who rules the country. The former military ruler of Lesotho has been placed under house arrest... He was a weak willed and indecisive ruler. 2) N COUNT A… …   English dictionary

• Ruler — This is an English surname, but one which is almost certainly of French origins. We believe that it is occupational from the word roulier, meaning a maker of vehicles. As the only vehicles made before about the year 1400 were two wheel carts, it… …   Surnames reference

• Ruler of Jodhpur — The Rulers of Jodhpur were of an ancient dynasty dating to the 700s. However, the dynasty s fortunes were made by Rao Jodha, first of the rulers of the Rathore dynasty in Jodhpur in 1459. The state was kept under the strict and dictatorial fiat… …   Wikipedia

• Parallel ruler — Ruler Rul er (r[udd]l [ e]r), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. [1913 Webster] And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43. [1913 Webster] A prince and ruler of the land. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paramount Ruler — The term Paramount Ruler, or sometimes Paramount King, is a generic description, though occasionally also used as an actual title, for a number of rulers position in relative terms, as the summit of a feudal type pyramid of rulers of lesser… …   Wikipedia

• Korea under Japanese rule — (Chōsen (Korea), Empire of Japan) 日本統治時代の朝鮮(大日本帝国朝鮮) 일제 강점기 (日帝强占期) Japanese colony …   Wikipedia

• King under the Mountain — The term King under the Mountain was used in a good deal of Celtic mythology (and later fairy tales) to refer to the ruler of the supernatural creatures particular to a given location, particularly the sidhe. The king in the mountain is a motif… …   Wikipedia