VOOZH

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/home rule

⇱ home rule - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

- See Also:
- - home keys
  - home mission
  - Home of the Hirsel
  - Home Office
  - home office
  - home page
  - home plate
  - home port
  - home range
  - home row
  - Home Rule
  - home rule
  - home ruler
  - home run
  - home scrap
  - home screen
  - Home Secretary
  - home sign
  - home stand
  - home straight
  - home study
- Recent searches:
- View All

home rule

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

home′ rule′,

Governmentself-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.

1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

home rule n

the partial autonomy sometimes granted to a national minority or a colony

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Home Rule n

self-government for Ireland: the goal of the Irish Nationalists from about 1870 to 1920

'home rule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Carson - Chamberlain - Gandhi - Granville - Redmond - Tilak - Faeroe Islands - home ruler - municipalism - Swadeshi

Synonyms: independence, autonomy, self-determination, self-government, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "home rule" in the title:

the rule of the nouns like ( home and baby )

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "home rule" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "home rule" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Links: ⚙️Preferences | Abbreviations | Pron. Symbols | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Support WR | Forums | Suggestions

Advertisements

Advertisements

Report an inappropriate ad.

WordReference.com

WORD OF THE DAY

GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.

Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.

Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com

Please report any problems.