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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
• ruler:
    1. I. A governor:
      1. 1. rector: r. of the state, reipublicae r., Cic. de Or. 1, 48, 211: r. of Olympus, r. Olympi, Ov. Met. 2, 60.
      2. 2. mŏdĕrātor: Join: rector et moderator, Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 90: moderator et dux, id. Tusc. 1, 28, 68. Fem. moderatrix: providence is a divine r., m. divina est providentia, id. N. D. 3, 39, 92.
      3. 3. regnātor: r. of Asia, r. Asiae, Virg. Aen. 2, 557: r. of Olympus, r. Olympi, ib. 7, 558.
      4. 4. dŏmĭnātor: Jove the r. of all things, d. rerum, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 4. Fem. dominatrix: id. Inv. 1, 2, 2.
      5. 5. gŭbernātor; f. gŭbernātrix, Cic.: v. governor.
      6. 6. arbĭter, tri: poet.: Hor. Od. 1, 3, 15.
      7. 7. praeses, ĭdis (official): r.s of provinces, praesides provinciarum, Suet. Aug. 23: v. governor, leader.
    2. II. For drawing lines: rēgŭla: v. rule.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• RULER
  • One who rules, a governor, dominator alicujus (the governor, Cic., N.D., 2, 2, 4, dominator rerum Deus): dominus, of anybody, alicujus (unlimited master, lord; hence the pure Latin term for tyrannus): moderator: gubernator: rector. (The words are found in this connection and order.) rector et moderator (guide and governor; especially of God): tyrannus (one that has raised himself to dominion; a tyrant): princeps; imperator (as prince, emperor: ☞ of the Silver Age): feminine, quae imperio regit; dominatrix, moderatrix, gubernatrix. The sovereign or universal RULER, regnator omnium; cujus numini parent omnia (of God; regnator omnium Deus, cetera subjecta et parentia; Tac., Germ., 39, 5).
  • An instrument for ruling with; Vid. SULE, s.