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A variety of rulers A carpenter's rule Retractable flexible rule or tape measure A closeup of a steel ruler A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [1]
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power". [1] Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter.
Eric used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of Eriksgata, and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". [6] The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces.
Fredrik or Frederik is a masculine Germanic given name derived from the German name Friedrich or Friederich, from the Old High German fridu meaning "peace" and rîhhi meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway , Finland and Sweden .
A ruler is a device used to measure distances or draw straight lines. Ruler may also refer to: A person who wields significant or total political power; Ruler, a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action film; Ruler (gamer), stage name of League of Legends player Park Jae-hyuk; Ruler (horse), a racehorse
Frederica is a feminine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is closely related to the masculine name Frederick, of Germanic origin. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power". [1] Notable people with the name include: Frederica Chase Dodd (1893–1972), American social worker
Mansa contrasts with another Manding word for ruler, faama. Faama emphasizes the military, coercive authority of a ruler, [9] and can be translated as "tyrant", [10] whereas mansa refers to a hereditary ruler whose authority is derived from tradition [1] and mystical power. [9] A ruler can be both a faama and a mansa, but a mansa was not ...
This is a list including all rulers who had carried the title of emperor or who ruled over an empire through history. Some titles meaning "emperor" might not have been used in the context like "padishah" under the Kingdom of Afghanistan or "tsar" under Kingdom of Bulgaria.