self-rulingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈruːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈrulɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and ruling adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, ruling adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + ruling adj. Compare earlier self-rule n. Compare also earlier self-governing adj.

Having independent control of one's affairs, behaviour, etc.; that governs autonomously, self-governing.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [adjective] > possessed of autonomy

self-ruling1645

self-directing1655

autonomical1659

autonomous1673

self-governed1780

self-controlled1781

autonomic1810

autonomistica1870

self-governing1880

1645 D. North Forest of Varieties ii. 149 Oh God..we attribute to our selves a presumptious selfe-ruling power, we have not motion but from thee.

1689 R. Baxter Eng. Nonconformity lxii. 285 The malignant Spirit..turned man from the Reigning Love of God, to the Love of Self, Self-pleasing, Self-ruling, and Self-trusting.

1774 Thoughts on Act making Effective Provision Governm. Quebec 12 The self ruling principle of human nature, would be the constant guide of their actions.

1841 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 321 Every fact..goes to show the progress or regress of this self-ruling people, the rise and decline of democratic principle.

1860 Atlas 21 Apr. 311/3 The Count commences his task by defining the nature of an autonomy, or self-ruling State.

1949 Washington Post 17 July 4 b/6 It is possible, on viewing the record of these self-ruling hierarchies [sc. private colleges, churches, newspapers] to believe that we should pay a high price if we injected Government interference.

1971 Rand Daily Mail 5 Mar. 1 South Africa's 1.7-million Tswanas will become a self-ruling people with their own Parliament before the end of the year.

2015 P. Timmerman in P. G. Brown & P. Timmerman Ecol. Econ. for Anthropocene i. 41 This grassroots approach..of expanding concentric circles, beginning with the self-ruling individual, then the self-ruling village, then the self-ruling nation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-ruling
释义	self-rulingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈruːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈrulɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and ruling adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, ruling adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + ruling adj. Compare earlier self-rule n. Compare also earlier self-governing adj. Having independent control of one's affairs, behaviour, etc.; that governs autonomously, self-governing. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [adjective] > possessed of autonomy self-ruling1645 self-directing1655 autonomical1659 autonomous1673 self-governed1780 self-controlled1781 autonomic1810 autonomistica1870 self-governing1880 1645 D. North Forest of Varieties ii. 149 Oh God..we attribute to our selves a presumptious selfe-ruling power, we have not motion but from thee. 1689 R. Baxter Eng. Nonconformity lxii. 285 The malignant Spirit..turned man from the Reigning Love of God, to the Love of Self, Self-pleasing, Self-ruling, and Self-trusting. 1774 Thoughts on Act making Effective Provision Governm. Quebec 12 The self ruling principle of human nature, would be the constant guide of their actions. 1841 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 321 Every fact..goes to show the progress or regress of this self-ruling people, the rise and decline of democratic principle. 1860 Atlas 21 Apr. 311/3 The Count commences his task by defining the nature of an autonomy, or self-ruling State. 1949 Washington Post 17 July 4 b/6 It is possible, on viewing the record of these self-ruling hierarchies [sc. private colleges, churches, newspapers] to believe that we should pay a high price if we injected Government interference. 1971 Rand Daily Mail 5 Mar. 1 South Africa's 1.7-million Tswanas will become a self-ruling people with their own Parliament before the end of the year. 2015 P. Timmerman in P. G. Brown & P. Timmerman Ecol. Econ. for Anthropocene i. 41 This grassroots approach..of expanding concentric circles, beginning with the self-ruling individual, then the self-ruling village, then the self-ruling nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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