| SUBJECT | A person under the rule of a monarch (7) |
| PROTEGE | A person under the patronage or protection of another (7) |
| GRAMMAR | The morphology and syntax of a language; a book containing a description of said linguistry; or, the basic rules of a field of knowledge (7) |
| REFEREE | Someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport are followed |
| HOLYROMANEMPIRE | Complex of European countries under the rule of a Frankish or German king (4,5,6) |
| MUGSHOT | Photograph taken by the police of a person under arrest (3,4) |
| HOTSEAT | Place for a person under pressure |
| INFANT | In law, a person under the age of eighteen |
| MINOR | A person under the age of full legal responsibility (5) |
| REGENCY | Rule of a substitute king |
| REIGN | The rule of a monarch (5) |
| FRANCISCAN | Member of a religious order founded under the rule of Francis of Assisi |
| FLORENCE | Capital of Tuscany, once under the rule of the Medici family (8) |
| OMANI | The Anglo-____ Friendship Treaty of 1798 guaranteed the rule of a sultan |
| THEGARDENOFEDEN | The garden of Sweden loses direction under the rule of Adam and Eve (3,6,2,4) |
| SAUDI | State effectively under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman (5,6) |
| ABBEY | Christian monastery under the rule of an abbot |
| HUN | One under the rule of Attila |
| LUSTRE | The rule of a saint shows brightness (6) |
| DESPOTISM | The rule of a dictator, absolute or tyrannical government (9) |
