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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Re-gĕn'ĕr-a-tīve, a. p. 1108Of, or belonging to, regeneration; as, regenerative influences. H. Bushnell.Re-gěn'ěr-a-tīve-ly, adv. p. 1108In the way of regeneration.Re-gĕn'er-a-to-ry, a. p. 1108Having the power to renew; tending to reproduce or renovate; regenerating. [Rare.] Faber.Rē'gent, a. p. 1108Ruling; governing; regnant. “Some other active regent principle that resides in the body.” Hale. 2. Exercising vicarious authority. Milton. Queen regent, a queen who governs;—opposed to queen consort.Rē’gent, n. p. 1108One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. “Uriel . . . regent of the sun.” Milton. 2. Hence, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or…Rē'ġent-bĩrd, n. p. 1108(Ornith.) A beautiful Australian oriole (Sericulus chrysocephalus of Swainson), having a plumage of a golden-yellow and deep, velvety black. ☞ The name was given in honor of George IV., in whose…Rē'gent-ess, n. p. 1108A female regent. Cotgrave.Rē'ġent-shĭp, n. p. 1108The power of governing; or the office of a regent; regency. 2. Deputed authority. Shak.Rē-ġẽr'mi-nāte, v. i. p. 1108To germinate again. Perennial plants regerminate several years successively. Lee.Rē-gĕr/mi-nā'tion, n. p. 1108A sprouting or germinating anew.Re-ġĕst', n. p. 1108A register. [Obs.] Milton.Rē-gĕt', v. t. p. 1108To get again.Rē'ġi-an, n. p. 1108An adherent to, or upholder of, kingly authority. [Obs.] Fuller.Rĕġ'i-ble, a. p. 1108Governable. [Obs.]Rēg'i-cīd'al, a. p. 1108Pertaining to regicide, or one committing it. Warburton.Rēg'i-cīde, n. p. 1108A king-killer; one who murders a king; specifically (Eng. Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death. 2. The killing or murder of a king.Ré-gild', v. t. p. 1108To gild anew.Régime, n. p. 1108Mode or style of rule or management; character of government; administration. The ancient régime, or ancien régime, the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; old-time…Rēg'i-men p. 1108n, [Lat., from regere, to guide, to rule. Cf. supra.] 1. Orderly government; system of order. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation. 3.…Rēg'i-ment, n. p. 1108Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? Marlowe. The law of nature doth now, of necessity…Rēg'i-ment, v. t. p. 1108(Mil.) To form into a regiment or into regiments with proper officers. [Rare.] Washington.Rēg'i-mēnt'al, a. p. 1108Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers; regimental clothing.Rēg'i-mēnt'als, n. pl. p. 1108The uniform worn by the troops of a regiment.Re-gĭm'i-nal, a. p. 1108Of, or relating to, regimen; as, regiminal rules.Rē'gion, n. p. 1108One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth, is conceived of as divided, as regarded from any point; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of…Rē'g'i-ōus, a. p. 1108Of, pertaining to, or becoming, a king; regal; royal. [Obs.] Harrington.Rēg'is-ter, n. p. 1108A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule. As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the…Rēg'is-ter, v. t. p. 1108To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, or for future use or service. 2. To enroll; to enter in a list.Rĕg'is-ter, v. i. p. 1108(Print.) To correspond in relative position, as the columns or pages of a printed sheet, so that the sides and heads of one form shall not project beyond those of the other, or so that line shall…Rēg'is-ter-ship, n. p. 1108The office of register.Rēg'is-trar, n. p. 1108One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records.Rēg'is-trar-ship, n. p. 1108The office of a registrar.Rēg'is-tra-ry, n. p. 1108One who registers; a registrar.Rēg'is-trāte, v. t. p. 1108To enter in a register; to register. [Rare.]Rēg'is-trā'tion, n. p. 1109The act of inserting in a register. Walsh.Rēg'is-try, n. p. 1109The act of recording or writing in a register; enrollment. 2. The place where a register is kept. 3. A series of facts recorded. Sir W. Temple.Rē'gĭ-āns or Rē'gĭ-ās, a. p. 1109Of, or pertaining to, a king; royal. Regium donum, the royal gift; a sum of money granted yearly by the English crown in aid of the Presbyterian clergy of Ireland. Brande.—Regius professor (Eng.…Rē-gīve', v. t. p. 1109To give again; to give back.Rēg'le-ment, n. p. 1109Regulation. [Obs.] Bacon.Rēg'le-mēn'ta-ry, a. p. 1109Of, pertaining to, or embodying, regulations; regulative; as, a réglementary charter. [Rare.]Rĕg'let, n. p. 1109(Arch.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. Gwilt. 2. (Print.) A strip of…Rēg'mā, n. p. 1109(Bot.) A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each of which, from its own elasticity, bursts from the axis into two valves.Rēg'nan-cy, n. p. 1109The condition or quality of being regnant; reign; predominance.Rēg'nant, a. p. 1109Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant. 2. Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. “A traitor to the vices regnant.” Swift.Rēg'na-tive, a. p. 1109Ruling; governing. [Obs.]Rē-gōrge', v. t. p. 1109To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back or out again. Hayward. 2. To swallow again. Dryden. 3. To swallow eagerly or voraciously. Drunk with wine, And fat regorged of bulls and goats.…Re-grāde', v. i. p. 1109To retire; to go back. [Obs.] Hales.}Re-grăft’, v. t. p. 1109To graft again. Bacon.Re-grānt', v. t. p. 1109To grant back. Ayliffe.Rē-grānt', n. p. 1109The act of granting back to a former proprietor.Re-grāte', v. t. p. 1109(Masonry.) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. 2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] Derham. 3. To buy, as provisions, in order to sell again in or…Re-grāt'er, n. p. 1109One who buys provisions and sells them in the same market or fair.Re-grā'ti-a-to-ry, n. p. 1109A returning or giving of thanks. [Obs.] Skelton.Re-grāt'or, n. p. 1109One who buys in order to sell at the same market; one who regrates; a regrater.Re-grēde', v. i. p. 1109To go back; to retire; to regrade; to retrograde, as the apse of a planet's orbit. [Rare.] Todhunter.Rē-greet', v. t. p. 1109To greet again; to resalute.Rē-greet’, n. p. 1109A return or exchange of salutation.Rē'gress, n. p. 1109Passage back; return. 2. The power or liberty of returning or passing back.Re-grĕss’, v. i. p. 1109To go back; to return to a former place or state. Browne.Re-grĕs'sion, n. p. 1109The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation. Browne. Regression point (Geom.), the cusp point. Math. Dict.