reulur (s.xiii1)

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reulur (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 10,220a regula; Gdf: 7,196b rigleoir; GdfC: ; TL: 8,1326 riulëoir; DEAF:  riuler (riulëor); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  ruler n.1; MED:  reuler(e n.; DMLBS: ]
riulor,  rouleur  

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1geometryimplementruler, straightedge, implement for making a straight line
( s.xiii1 )  Plumbum habeat et linulam gloss: reulur (var. (T: s.xii-s.xiii) riulor)  i 188 and ii 106 and ii 90
2occupationlawgovernor, official who has control over a territory
( 1370 )  cheveteyns, principals, reullours, governours, et dustres de touz les autres cheveteyns  iii 894
( 1370 )  notre tresredouté seignur le roi de France et d'Engleterre, [...] cheveteyn, rouleur, governour, et dustre principal de touz les cheveteins [....]  iii 897
occupationmerch.ruler, one who has control over a specific sphere
( 1419 )  Qe les reulours de chescun mistier serroient a la guyhalle quaunt ascun apprentis serroit enfraunchisez  666
( 1441-42 )  Et qe outre ceo les marchauntz dicest roialme sount pur ceo graundement anientisez et de verraie necessité la greindre partie de eux est enforcé de lesser lour marchaundises de lains et pealx lanutz par cause q’ils ne poent estre rulers de lour propres biens  ii 324
reule#1  reulement  reuler#1  reuler#2  reullable 
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