ruling

That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

Adjective

  1. That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
    • the ruling monarch
    • a ruling passion
    • Zhou Zhongxiao, 30, an executive at an online dating site in Beijing, said his participation in the China Democratic League had provided an outlet for promoting his pet project: the preservation of traditional wedding...

    Synonyms: govern regnant reigning in power

Origin

By surface analysis, rule + -ing.

Derived

nonruling ruling class ruling grade ruling gradient rulingly ruling planet self-ruling

Noun

  1. An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
    • These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling. - 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:

Forms

rulings

Synonyms

commandment edict order rule

Derived

letter ruling preliminary ruling ruling pen

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of rule