regula

American  

[reg-yuh-luh] / ˈrɛg yə lə /

noun

plural

regulae

1. (in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.

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Etymology

Origin of regula

1555–65; < Latin rēgula ruler, pattern (akin to rēx king, regere to rule; see -ule)

Example Sentences

In 1976, says the report, the department provided a fertilizer company directed by Businessman Louis Luyt, 46, with $15 million in government cash �a direct violation of treasury regula tions.

From Time Magazine Archive

One popular proposal is to create an apolitical board to review all regula tions, set priorities and eliminate much of the confusion and expense of conflicting laws.

From Time Magazine Archive

For instance, their interpretation of the regula fidei and of the New Testament received a directly Antimarcionite expression in the Church.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The regula fidei is not here meant, as in this case it was not a subject of dispute.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The guttae, extending as wide as the triglyphs and beneath the taenia, should hang down for one sixth of a module, including their regula.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio