| 11th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a level of sovereign immunity to states by forbidding federal courts from ruling on cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| archduke |
a title given to a ruling prince, esp. in the former royal families of Austria. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. [1/2 definitions] |
| assize |
a ruling issuing from such a session. [1/4 definitions] |
| Cheng Tang |
first leader of the Shang dynasty of China, ruling in approximately the seventeenth century B.C.E. (exact dates contested). |
| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| -crat |
member of (such) a ruling class. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissentient |
dissenting, esp. from the ruling or majority opinion. [1/2 definitions] |
| dominant |
most powerful; ruling or controlling. [1/2 definitions] |
| dominion |
(often cap.) one of the self-ruling nations, other than the United Kingdom, within the British Commonwealth. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hanover |
a member of Great Britain's ruling family in 1714-1901, or the name of the family itself. |
| independent |
not ruled by another; ruling oneself. [1/3 definitions] |
| Maccabees |
the members of a ruling Jewish family who defeated the Syrians in 167 B.C. and rededicated the temple in Jerusalem, these events being commemorated in the festival of Hanukkah. |
| nonruling |
combined form of ruling. |
| overrule |
to replace or reverse (a ruling) by virtue of higher authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| plutocrat |
a member of a wealthy ruling class. [1/2 definitions] |
| Rajput |
a member of a Hindu people claiming descent from a former ruling caste of northern India and known for their military spirit. |
| regime |
a ruling government. [1/2 definitions] |
| regnant |
holding the power of a ruler; ruling (usu. fol. the noun it modifies). [1/2 definitions] |
| rule |
to make a specific decision or ruling, as in a court of law. [1/13 definitions] |
| tetrarch |
a subordinate ruler, or one who shares ruling powers and responsibilities with three others. [1/2 definitions] |