The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LORDSHIP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LORDSHIP
- Status of peer in cricket ground greeting page?
- Broadcast acclaims joint position of authority
- Test ground with it, as rule
- Cricket ground takes joint title
- Place to see square, maybe, taken by joint authority
- Authority ground with it
- Ground in supreme authority
- Peer’s joint backs on to ground
- Test ground with it for authority
- Address for a man in a superior Westminster house
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The straight part
We know that "rule" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rule = lordship.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LORDSHIP mean?
LORDSHIP noun- The state or condition of being a lord.
- (hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- (with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- Dominion; power; authority.