rule the school
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To substantially control a school administratively, financially, or in terms of its curriculum.
Example Sentences
- "After Page, Dr. E. Goodenough ruled the school from 1819 to 1828. On his retirement he obtained the deanery of Wells ..."
- "But as Shelley was by far the cleverest of the three head boys who were there, he ruled the school."