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noun
noun
- Dominion; power; authority.
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- (humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- The state or condition of being a lord.
- (by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- the authority of a lord
noun
- Rule; dominion; control; power.
- A rocking or swinging motion.
- Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
- The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
- (automotive) The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
- Synonym of sweet flag (“Acorus calamus”)
- Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
- A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
- controlling influence
- pitching dangerously to one side
verb
- (transitive) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
- (transitive) To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
- To have weight or influence.
- (intransitive) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
- (transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- (nautical, transitive) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
- cause to move back and forth
- win approval or support for
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- move back and forth or sideways
name
adj
noun
- (medicine, software) Initialism of clinical information system.
- Initialism of clinically isolated syndrome.
- Initialism of customer information screen.
- Initialism of contact image sensor.
- an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
verb
- have sovereign power
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
noun
- The state of being governed.
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
noun
- The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
- (law) The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
- (historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
- The estate of a feudal lord.
- the estate of a seigneur
- the position and authority of a feudal lord
noun
- (Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
- A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
- An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
- The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
- A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
- the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
- a group of countries under a single authority
- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
adj
noun
noun
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- (topology) Synonym of cover.
- (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
- social control by dominating
- power to dominate or defeat
noun
- the governing group of a kingdom
- a large and stately mansion
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- A large and lavishly ornate residence.
- A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
- Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the tenure of a president
- the act of meting out justice according to the law
- the act of administering medication
- (uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
- (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
- (uncountable, business) Management.
- (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- (government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
- (countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
- (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- the study of government of states and other political units
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
prefix
noun
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
adj
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
verb
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
- become purple
- color purple
noun
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
verb
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
noun
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the authority of a state to govern another state
- government free from external control
- (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
- (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
- (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
- Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
verb
adj
noun
- Ellipsis of sovereign citizen.
- (UK, slang) A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
- A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
noun
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
noun
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- dominance or power through legal authority
- (Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- Predominance; ascendancy.
- (sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- decide with authority
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
- be excellent or outstanding
- decide on and make a declaration about
- (transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
noun
- dominance or power through legal authority
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- 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
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- something regarded as a normative example
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A regulating principle.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
name
- The realm of this former state under other rulers
- The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state
- A surname.
- The Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Han people, or Hän Hwëch'in, in Alaska and the Yukon.
- (history) A canal in Jiangsu, China, connecting Hancheng (now Yangzhou) on the Yangtze with Mokou (now Huai'an) on the Huai.
- (astronomy) The star Zeta Ophiuchi in traditional Chinese astronomy, named for this state
- (history) A former state in Jiangsu, China under the Zhou dynasty
- (history) A former city in Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
- An ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty and the Qin–Han interregnum
- A river in central China.
- A surname from Korean.
- A First Nations people of Canada and an Alaska Native Athabaskan people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group.
- An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development
noun
noun
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
noun
- An autonomous state under protectorate.
- (UK, historical) The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
- The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
- The office or position of protector (sense 5).
- (UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
- a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
noun
noun
- Dominion; power; authority.
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- (humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- The state or condition of being a lord.
- (by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- the authority of a lord
noun
- Rule; dominion; control; power.
- A rocking or swinging motion.
- Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
- The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
- (automotive) The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
- Synonym of sweet flag (“Acorus calamus”)
- Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
- A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
- controlling influence
- pitching dangerously to one side
verb
- (transitive) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
- (transitive) To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
- To have weight or influence.
- (intransitive) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
- (transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- (nautical, transitive) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
- cause to move back and forth
- win approval or support for
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- move back and forth or sideways
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
verb
- have sovereign power
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
noun
- The state of being governed.
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
noun
- The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
- (law) The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
- (historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
- The estate of a feudal lord.
- the estate of a seigneur
- the position and authority of a feudal lord
noun
- (Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
- A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
- An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
- The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
- A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
- the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
- a group of countries under a single authority
- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
adj
noun
noun
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- (topology) Synonym of cover.
- (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
- social control by dominating
- power to dominate or defeat
noun
- the governing group of a kingdom
- a large and stately mansion
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- A large and lavishly ornate residence.
- A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
- Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the tenure of a president
- the act of meting out justice according to the law
- the act of administering medication
- (uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
- (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
- (uncountable, business) Management.
- (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- (government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
- (countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
- (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- the study of government of states and other political units
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
noun
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
adj
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
verb
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
- become purple
- color purple
noun
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
verb
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
noun
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the authority of a state to govern another state
- government free from external control
- (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
- (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
- (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
- Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
noun
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
noun
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- dominance or power through legal authority
- (Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- Predominance; ascendancy.
- (sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
noun
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
noun
- An autonomous state under protectorate.
- (UK, historical) The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
- The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
- The office or position of protector (sense 5).
- (UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
- a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- decide with authority
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
- be excellent or outstanding
- decide on and make a declaration about
- (transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
noun
- dominance or power through legal authority
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- 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
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- something regarded as a normative example
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A regulating principle.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
verb
- have sovereign power
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
verb
adj
noun
- Ellipsis of sovereign citizen.
- (UK, slang) A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
- A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
noun
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- decide with authority
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
- be excellent or outstanding
- decide on and make a declaration about
- (transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
noun
- dominance or power through legal authority
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- 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
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- something regarded as a normative example
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A regulating principle.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.