rulership en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/
Etymology
Etymology tree English ruler Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English rulership From ruler + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.
All rulership has its original and its most legitimate source in man’s wish to emancipate himself from life’s necessity, and men achieved such liberation by means of violence, by forcing others to bear the burden of life for them.
1963, Hannah Arendt, On Revolution, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rulerships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
fr pouvoir (where one rules over others) · pl władza (where one rules over others) · de Herrschaft (where one rules over others) · he שלטון (where one rules over others) · he שררה (where one rules over others) · fr dominance (where one rules over others) · sa क्षत्र (where one rules over others) · lus rorèlna (where one rules over others) · nl heerschappij (where one rules over others) · uga 𐎎𐎌𐎍𐎚 (where one rules over others) · txb kamartāññe (where one rules over others) · pl władztwo (where one rules over others)