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Delegate
A term from astrology, defined plainly — and shown in context in your chart.
Definition
Function of a ruling planet. The ruler represents its origin sign's full content wherever it sits. Reading the ruler is reading both itself AND a forwarded summary of what's in the sign / house it rules.
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