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Regimentals Reg`i·men"tals (-t a lz) noun plural (Mil.) The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same sense. Colman.
Regiminal Re·gim"i·nal adjective Of or relating to regimen; as, regiminal rules.
Region Re"gion noun [ French région , from Latin regio a direction, a boundary line, region, from regere to guide, direct. See Regimen .] If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world,Milton. Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis.Luke iii. 1. Anon the dreadful thunderShak. He is of too high a region .Shak. Regional Re"gion·al (- a l) adjective Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.
Regious Re"gi·ous adjective [ Latin regius royal, from rex , regis , king.] Regal; royal. [ Obsolete] Harrington.
Register Reg"is·ter (rĕj"ĭs*tẽr) noun [ Middle English registre , French registre , Late Latin registrum , regestum , Latin regesta , plural, from regerere , regestum , to carry back, to register; prefix re- re- + gerere to carry. See Jest , and confer Regest .] As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the register of your own.Shak. Register Reg"is·ter (rĕj"ĭs*tẽr) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Registered (- tẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Registering .] [ Confer French regisrer , exregistrer , Late Latin registrare . See Register , noun ] Such follow him as shall be registered .Milton. Registered letter , Register Reg"is·ter intransitive verb Register Reg"is·ter transitive verb (Securities) To enter the name of the owner of (a share of stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record book. A registered security is transferable only on the written assignment of the owner of record and on surrender of his bond, stock certificate, or the like.
Registering Reg"is·ter·ing adjective Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an apparatus which registers; as, a registering thermometer. See Recording .
Registership Reg"is·ter·ship noun The office of a register.
Registrant Reg"is·trant (-tr a nt) noun [ Latin registrans , present participle] One who registers; esp., one who , by virtue of securing an official registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as to a trade-mark.
Registrar Reg"is·trar noun [ Late Latin registrarius , or French régistraire . See Register .] One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. See Register , noun , 3.
Registrarship Reg"is·trar·ship noun The office of a registrar.
Registrary Reg"is·tra·ry noun A registrar. [ Obsolete]
Registrate Reg"is·trate transitive verb To register. [ R.]
Registration Reg`is·tra"tion noun [ Late Latin registratio , or French régistration . See Register , v. ] Registry Reg"is·try noun Regius Re"gi·us adjective [ Latin regius , from rex , regis , a king.] Of or pertaining to a king; royal. Regius professor , Regive Re·give" transitive verb To give again; to give back.
Regle Re"gle transitive verb [ See Reglement .] To rule; to govern. [ Obsolete] "To regle their lives." Fuller.
Reglement Re"gle·ment noun [ French réglement , from régler , Latin regulare . See Regulate .] Regulation. [ Obsolete] The reformation and reglement of usury.Bacon. Reglementary Reg`le·men"ta·ry adjective [ French réglementaire , from réglement .] Regulative. [ R.]
Reglet Reg"let noun [ French réglet , dim. of règle a rule, Latin regula . See Rule .] Regma Reg"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ............, -........., fracture, from .................. to break.] (Botany) A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle.
Regmacarp Reg"ma·carp noun [ Regma + Greek ......... fruit.] (Botany) Any dry dehiscent fruit.
Regnal Reg"nal adjective [ Latin regnum reign.] Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years.
Regnancy Reg"nan·cy noun The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule. Coleridge.
Regnant Reg"nant (-n a nt) adjective [ Latin regnans , -antis , present participle of regnare to reign: confer F régnant . See Reign .] Regnative Reg"na·tive adjective Ruling; governing. [ Obsolete]
Regne Regne noun & v. See Reign . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
Regorge Re·gorge" transitive verb [ French regorder ; re- + gorger to gorge. Confer Regurgitate .] Tides at highest mark regorge the flood.Dryden. Regrade Re·grade" intransitive verb [ Latin re- re- + gradi to go. Confer Regrede . ] To retire; to go back. [ Obsolete] W. Hales.
Regraft Re·graft" transitive verb To graft again.
Regrant Re·grant" transitive verb To grant back; to grant again or anew. Ayliffe.
Regrant Re·grant" noun Regrate Re·grate" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Regrated ; present participle & verbal noun Regrating .] [ French regratter , literally, to scrape again. See Re -, and Grate , transitive verb ] Regrate Re·grate" transitive verb [ French regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.
Regrater Re·grat"er noun [ French regrattier .] One who regrates.
Regratery Re·grat"er·y noun The act or practice of regrating.
Regratiatory Re·gra"ti·a·to·ry noun A returning or giving of thanks. [ Obsolete] Skelton.
Regrator Re·grat"or noun One guilty of regrating.
Regrede Re·grede" intransitive verb [ Latin regredi to go back. Confer Regrade , Regress .] To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit. [ R.] Todhunter.
Regredience Re·gre"di·ence noun A going back; a retrogression; a return. [ R.] Herrick.
Regreet Re·greet" transitive verb To greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to greet. Shak.
Regreet Re·greet" noun A return or exchange of salutation.
Regress Re"gress noun [ Latin regressus , from regredi , regressus . See Regrede .] Regress Re·gress" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Regressed (-gr?st"); present participle & verbal noun Regressing .] To go back; to return to a former place or state. Sir T. Browne.
Regression Re·gres"sion noun [ Latin regressio : confer French régression .] The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation. Sir T. Browne. Edge of regression (of a surface) (Geom.) ,
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