measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions |
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc. |
something regarded as a normative example | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination |
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | |
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | |
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | |
prescribed guide for conduct or action | |
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | |
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | |
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | |
dominance or power through legal authority | |
the duration of a monarch's or government's power | |