verb
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to rule as a sovereign; to reign.
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to issue order or orders; to command; to instruct.
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to punish; to chastise.
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to impose with authority; to enforce.
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to keep (someone or something) under (one's) control.
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to adhere to, follow, keep or abide by (a law, custom, duty, rule, etc.); to observe.