well-ruledadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈruːld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈruld/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and rule v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., rule v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + rule v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later ruled adj.

Properly or successfully governed, controlled, or disciplined; well-governed.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > [adjective] > orderly of state or society

well-ruleda1387

civil1581

policied1596

at (a) quiet1603

policed1603

unrioted1627

untumultuated1659

policized1840

eunomic1952

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 239 (MED) Meny þat were nouȝt i-ruled [L. inordinati] were ouercome of fewe þat were welle i-ruled [L. bene ordinatis].

?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 264 (MED) Wiþ her holy, ordynate, and wel rulid lyuyng, þei put awey derknesse of deedly synnes.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 322 That shamefull syght cawsyth me to have courrage..muche more than I wolde have agaynste the and thou were a well-ruled knyght.

1525 Coventry Leet Bk. (1909) III. 692 Euery aldemman..shall elect & chose onest & well ruled persones within his warde to be constables.

a1586 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 196 Ane wantoun hird and ane weill rewlit flok..accordis nocht.

1613 R. Zouche Dove sig. E2 The Starry Orders of this well-rul'd State.

1683 R. Baxter Dying Thoughts 103 We are not the Teachers of a well ruled School.

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) A well-ruled city, civitas bene morata.

1788 G. S. Cotter Poems 121 The whole Great Planetary System, by whose strength Of Impulse, each in well-ruled Duties act.

1841 E. Pickering Secret Foe III. 245 Yours will be a well ruled household, Fitzmaurice!—a pattern for the nation.

1898 Christian Life 3 Mar. 322/2 Most women prefer unruled paper and well ruled husbands.

1942 R. G. Collingwood New Leviathan xxvii. 205 In a well-ruled body politic the rulers never forget that the ruled are..in training to become rulers.

2005 S. Bowles et al. Understanding Capitalism (ed. 3) ii. 33 The key to a well-ruled society was not to deny self-interest..but to find a way to harness selfish motives to serve socially valued objectives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-ruled
释义	well-ruledadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈruːld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈruld/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and rule v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., rule v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + rule v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later ruled adj. Properly or successfully governed, controlled, or disciplined; well-governed. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > [adjective] > orderly of state or society well-ruleda1387 civil1581 policied1596 at (a) quiet1603 policed1603 unrioted1627 untumultuated1659 policized1840 eunomic1952 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 239 (MED) Meny þat were nouȝt i-ruled [L. inordinati] were ouercome of fewe þat were welle i-ruled [L. bene ordinatis]. ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 264 (MED) Wiþ her holy, ordynate, and wel rulid lyuyng, þei put awey derknesse of deedly synnes. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 322 That shamefull syght cawsyth me to have courrage..muche more than I wolde have agaynste the and thou were a well-ruled knyght. 1525 Coventry Leet Bk. (1909) III. 692 Euery aldemman..shall elect & chose onest & well ruled persones within his warde to be constables. a1586 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 196 Ane wantoun hird and ane weill rewlit flok..accordis nocht. 1613 R. Zouche Dove sig. E2 The Starry Orders of this well-rul'd State. 1683 R. Baxter Dying Thoughts 103 We are not the Teachers of a well ruled School. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) A well-ruled city, civitas bene morata. 1788 G. S. Cotter Poems 121 The whole Great Planetary System, by whose strength Of Impulse, each in well-ruled Duties act. 1841 E. Pickering Secret Foe III. 245 Yours will be a well ruled household, Fitzmaurice!—a pattern for the nation. 1898 Christian Life 3 Mar. 322/2 Most women prefer unruled paper and well ruled husbands. 1942 R. G. Collingwood New Leviathan xxvii. 205 In a well-ruled body politic the rulers never forget that the ruled are..in training to become rulers. 2005 S. Bowles et al. Understanding Capitalism (ed. 3) ii. 33 The key to a well-ruled society was not to deny self-interest..but to find a way to harness selfish motives to serve socially valued objectives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1387
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