(a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule,
law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal;
symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a
regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
(a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course,
practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational
variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly;
methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular
habits.
(a.) Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with
established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently
organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular
nomination; regular troops.
(a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular
clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
(a.) Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
(a.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and
shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
(a.) Same as Isometric.
(a.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken
the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly
recognized by the church.
(a.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; --
chiefly used in the plural.
