Dictionary entry

Rule (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.