lect – A regional or social variety within a language, a form of speech defined by a homogenous set of rules. More…
precisian – An overly precise person, a strict observer of rules and procedures. More…
ring – Boxing started off in circles, and when the Marquess of Queensbury introduced a set of rules in 1867, he also introduced the roped-off square, which continued to be called the “ring.” More…
mistress – First meant “a woman who rules or has control,” or a “woman who employs others, as servants.” More…