English → Latin
“ruler” in Latin
dominusmaster, owner, possessor, proprietor; owner of a residence; master of his servants and slaves; lord, rulermoderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guigubernātorHelmsman or pilot of a boat.; Leader or governor.rēctorguide, leader; driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.); director, ruler, master, governortyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despotprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedimperōto command, give orders to, impose, demand; to rule, govern
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ruler
One who rules, a governor, dominator alicujus (the governor, Cic., N.D., 2, 2, 4, dominator rerum Deus): dominus, of anybody, alicujus (unlimited master, lord; hence the pure Latin term for tyrannus): moderator: gubernator: rector. (The words are found in this connection and order.) rector et moderator (guide and governor; especially of God): tyrannus (one that has raised himself to dominion; a tyrant): princeps; imperator (as prince, emperor: ☞ of the Silver Age): feminine, quae imperio regit; dominatrix, moderatrix, gubernatrix. The sovereign or universal RULER, regnator omnium; cujus numini parent omnia (of God; regnator omnium Deus, cetera subjecta et parentia; Tac., Germ., 39, 5).
An instrument for ruling with; Vid. SULE, s.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ruler?
- The usual Latin words for “ruler” are dominus, moderor, gubernātor; also rēctor, tyrannus, prī̆nceps. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.