Rule: nf (in the sense of "principle" from the Latin regula. The old forms riule, reille and rille have been eliminated by rule; Rille, in the sense of "long piece of bacon", is found in the derivatives rillons, grillons and rillettes ).
The word “rule” has many meanings:
I) Elongated instrument: Elongated board or rod with rectilinear edges which is used to guide the pencil, the pen, when drawing a line, to measure a length, etc (ruler, ruler).
Ruler of wood, metal.
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