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basileus

a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire

matriarch

The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants a ruler by maternal right

Monarch

A sole or supreme ruler a sovereign the highest ruler an emperor king queen prince or chief

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Tyranny

an arbitrary or despotic government; the severe and autocratic exercise of sovereign power, whether vested constitutionally in one ruler or usurped by that ruler by breaking down the division and distribution of governmental power, Black's Law Dictionary,

Law

conduct established and enforced by the authority. Webster American Dictionary, p. 808. Is an agreement between a native ruler and a company executing the company taxes and action, is not law, Bengal N.C. Mills v. Board of

Charged on and paid out of the consolidated fund

makes a provision to that effect. Article 291 does not by itself create any independent right of any Ruler to be paid any sum out of any charged fund, H.H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jivaji Rao Scindia Bahadur

Despot

Despot [fr. desp'thV, Gk., a governor, a ruler], an absolute prince: one who governs with unlimited authority. Despot was a title of quality given to the

Dharma

Vyavaharadharma and Rajadharma evolved by the society through the ages which is binding both on the King (the ruler) and the people (the ruled). The word 'dharma' or 'Hindu dharma' denotes upholding, supporting, nourishing that which upholds,

Existing law

the power to make laws as well as these orders was vested in the same authority- the absolute ruler, State of Gujarat v. Vore Fiddali, AIR 1964 SC 1043 (1064). [Constitution of India, Art. 366(10)] The term

India

any period before the establishment of the Dominion of India, British India together with all territories of Indian Rulers then under the suzerainty of His Majesty, all territories under the suzerainty of such an Indian Ruler, and

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