• (n.) A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate. • (v. t.) To regulate; to govern. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/reigle/
Rei'gle noun [ French règle a rule, from Latin regula . See Rule .] A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate. Carew. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/41