foundingrules

noun
UK /ˈfaʊndɪŋ ruːlz/
US /ˈfaʊndɪŋ ruːlz/

The first and most important rules that start a group or game.

The foundingrules of the club say everyone must be kind.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The set of rules written when a country or organization is first made.

The foundingrules of the new country were written on a big paper.

3. The main ideas that a game or sport is built on.

The foundingrules of soccer are easy to learn.

4. The first rules a person makes for a new project.

She wrote the foundingrules for her treehouse club.