French rule
Paris-based imperial authority
French rule is a thin metal strip used for precise measuring and layout in typography, graphic design, and drafting.
The term also refers to a style of printed line—a thin, elegant horizontal rule used to separate sections of text or as a decorative element: The designer added a French rule between the headline and body copy.
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- empireDomain under unified control
- Sun KingEpithet for absolute monarch
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French ruleBritish rule
Governance by the Crown
Spanish rule · Japanese rule · British Empire · Spanish Empire
French ruleindependence
Freedom from external control
self-rule · self-governance · national sovereignty · autonomy · self-determination
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