# Governed Root

> A rule or precondition that a path falls under the taxonomy only where its root is declared, so an undeclared tree is ungoverned and a declared one is governed in full.

Record: `lex:governed-root`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-governed-root

## category

- [Taxonomy / Classification / Naming](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/taxonomy-classification-naming.md)

## referenced-by

- [Declared Jurisdiction](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/declared-jurisdiction.md)