ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Planet-ruler

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Planet-ruler is a noun meaning (now chiefly historical) A white witch.

Meaning

(now chiefly historical) A white witch.

Example Sentences

In the late nineteenth century white witches were still sometimes known as ‘planet-rulers’.
Other ‘planet rulers’, who may or may not have extended their services beyond astrology and herbalism were James Trenham and Alfred Broughton.
There is a little fold, called ‘Prickshaw,’ in this township of Spotland, which fold was the home of a notable country astrologer, in Tim Bobbin's time, called ‘Prickshaw Witch.’ Tim tells a humourous^([sic]) story in his works, about an adventure he had with this Prickshaw planet-ruler, at the old Angel Inn, in Rochdale.

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Related dictionary entries include crone, archwitch, lady, witchkind, elder, goddess.

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