Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Control
control, n. [Fr. contrĂ´le, copy of a roll of account, etc., controlling or overseeing; see contra, adv.] (webplay: act, soul).
Power; command; management; means of restraint; area of influence; portion over which one has authority; function of directing and regulating.
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