Meanings
nounhouse rule (plural house rules)
plural house rules
- A rule adopted by a particular establishment.
A house rule was put into effect which set aside certain hours when the hall was to be used by white patrons only.
2000, Charles Staples Magnum, The Legal Status of the Negro1 more example
There were a couple of strict house rules: no playing on the billiard table, which we had damaged twice; and no talking in bed.
2000, Anthony Bailey, America Lost and Found: An English Boy's Wartime Adventure in the New World - A rule used in playing a game that is not part of the official ruleset.
Translations
Danish husregel, husorden
- husregela rule adopted by a particular establishment
- husordena rule adopted by a particular establishment
Dutch huisregel
- huisregela rule adopted by a particular establishment
French règlement intérieur
- règlement intérieura rule adopted by a particular establishment
German Hausordnung
- Hausordnunga rule adopted by a particular establishment
Hungarian házirend
- házirenda rule adopted by a particular establishment
Norwegian Bokmål husordensregel
- husordensregela rule adopted by a particular establishment
Swedish ordningsregel, husregel
- ordningsregela rule adopted by a particular establishment
- husregela rule adopted by a particular establishment
Cite this entry
APA
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MLA
“house rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20rule.
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