guidepost

English Thesaurus

1. a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	regulation, rule,
definition	:	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition)

2. a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	sign,
definition	:	a public display of a message (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fingerboard, fingerpost,
definition	:	a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger (noun.communication)

derivation	:	signpost,
definition	:	mark with a signpost, as of a path (verb.communication)

derivation	:	signpost,
definition	:	mark with a signpost, as of a path (verb.communication)