Definition of "rule in" []

• To consider (something) as a possible option among others. (verb)

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• "My father was the rod and the rule in our house and once he agreed to my marriage with Joseph John, there was nothing any of them could do to stop it."
• "The 14-week uprising against Assad, the most serious challenge to his family's four decades of rule in Syria, has proved resilient despite a government crackdown that has brought international condemnation and sanctions."
• "Caria had fallen under Persian control in the late sixth century as had the rest of Asia Minor, but the royal family continued to rule in the name of the Great King."