Regula

name, noun

name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book of rules for a religious establishment.
  2. 2
    One of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule.

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