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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERRULING

pp. 1. Controlling; subjecting to authority.
2. a. Exerting superior and controlling power; as an overruling Providence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERRULING

OVERRULING O `ver *rul "ing, a.

 

Defn: Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence. -- O `ver *rul "ing *ly, adv.