ruled >> ruːl
Definition: [verb] exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).
Example: the region today is ruled by elected politicians
Definition: [verb] pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case.
Example: an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his job
Definition: [verb] make parallel lines across (paper).
Example: rule the pages horizontally and print the information within the rules.
Definition: [verb] (of a price or a traded commodity with regard to its price) have a specified general level or strength.
Example: in the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm