Synonyms for rule the roost
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : roost |
| Phonetic Transcription : rust |
Définition of rule the roost
Origin :- late Old English hrost "wooden framework of a roof, perch for domestic fowl," from Proto-Germanic *hro(d)-st- (cf. Old Saxon hrost "framework of a roof, attic," Middle Dutch, Flemish, Dutch roest "roost," Old Norse hrot, Gothic hrot "roof," of unknown origin. Exact relationship and ulterior connections unknown. Extended sense "hen-house" is from 1580s. To rule the roost is recorded from 1769.
- verb be in charge of a place
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