REGIMEN

regimen. Regimen, n. a diet used in time of sickness, rule

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Reg″i‐men (r?j″?‐m?n), n. [[L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, Régime, Regiment.]] 1. 1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. Hallam.
2. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; — sometimes used synonymously with hygiene.
3. 3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.