Webster's English Dictionary

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ruler

rul.er \'ru:-l*r\ \-.ship\ n 1: one that rules; specif : SOVEREIGN  2: a 
   worker or a machine that rules paper  3: a smooth-edged strip (as of wood 
   or metal) used for guiding a pen or pen cil in drawing lines or for 
   measuring - rul.er.ship n