regle

R1E1G2L1E1
/ˈɹɛɡəl/

A form of reigle — To regulate; to govern.

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Meanings

verbregle (third-person singular simple present regles, present participle regling, simple past and past participle regled)

present singular third person regles · participle present regling · participle past regled · past regled

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative spelling of reigle (“to rule/govern”).

    to regle their lives

    a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC

Origin

See reglement.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

legerErgleEgler
Cite this entry
APA

regle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regle

MLA

“regle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regle.

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