Ruled has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of rule
"The king ruled the kingdom with wisdom before he was deposed last year."
In plain English: To rule means to have power over something and make decisions for it.
"The king ruled over all his kingdoms with justice and fairness."
Adjective
1
subject to a ruling authority
"the ruled mass"
2
Having printed lines.
"The lined notebook was ruled so that each line was exactly half an inch apart."
Example Sentences
"The king ruled over all his kingdoms with justice and fairness."
verb
"The teacher ruled the line straight across the page with her pen."
verb
"He ruled out the idea of going to the party last night."
verb
"She ruled over the kingdom for many years before retiring."
verb