ruler (n.)
- ace
- birch
- boss
- cane
- captain
- champion
- chatelaine
- chief
- chieftain
- club
- commandant
- commander
- dean
- director
- dynast
- emperor
- executive
- ferule
- fugleman
- genius
- governor
- head
- higher-up
- imperator
- king
- kinglet
- laureate
- leader
- majesty
- manager
- master
- monarch
- nonpareil
- overlord
- paddle
- paragon
- potentate
- prince
- principal
- prodigy
- rattan
- rod
- royal
- royalty
- rule
- senior
- sovereign
- square
- star
- stick
- straightedge
- superior
- superman
- superstar
- suzerain
- switch
- triangle
- virtuoso
O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!