To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
To decide judicially.
To excel.
A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
A regulating principle.
A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
A normal condition or state of affairs.
A regulation, law, guideline.
An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
To mark paper with a watermark.
To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.
A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.