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Ruler

One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.

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Broader term 4

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Measure 76% connected

A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and s…

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 30

Ameer 76% connected

Alt. of Amir

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Amir 76% connected

Emir.

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Bourbon 76% connected

A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.

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Calif 76% connected

Alt. of Califate

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Caliph 76% connected

Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.

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Dictator 76% connected

One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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Dynast 76% connected

A ruler; a governor; a prince.

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Emeer 76% connected

Same as Emir.

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Emir 76% connected

Alt. of Emeer

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Ethnarch 76% connected

The governor of a province or people.

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Hakim 76% connected

A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan.

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Hanoverian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of Hanover in England.

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Inca 76% connected

An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of…

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Kalif 76% connected

See Caliph.

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Khan 76% connected

A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.

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Lord 76% connected

A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.

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Master 76% connected

A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

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Mogul 76% connected

A person of the Mongolian race.

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Monarch 76% connected

A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.

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Oligarch 76% connected

A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.

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Overlord 76% connected

One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.

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Pharaoh 76% connected

A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.

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Potentate 76% connected

One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.

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Regent 76% connected

Ruling; governing; regnant.

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Sheik 76% connected

The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiast…

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Sovereign 76% connected

Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

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Sultan 76% connected

A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called.

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Tudor 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor w…

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Tyrant 76% connected

An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.

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Yardstick 76% connected

A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.

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Decree 74% connected

An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be d…

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Decree 74% connected

An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be d…

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Rule 74% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Rule 74% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Rule 92% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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