rule-governed

1. 1.

   according to custom or rule or natural law

   Synonymslawful

   Similarregular

Questions about rule-governed

What does rule-governed mean?

rule-governed means "according to custom or rule or natural law".

How many syllables are in rule-governed?

rule-governed has 4 syllables and divides as rule--go-ver-ned under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rule-governed?

Close synonyms include lawful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.