Definition of home rules:
(n) :
The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
(n) :
(historical, especially) Self-government of the island of Ireland.
(n) :
Ellipsis of home rule class. [(US, often used attributively) One of two classes of cities in the U.S. state of Kentucky, with cities under this class practicing home rule.]
(n) :
Alternative form of home rule. [The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.]