H. Kingsley.
2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its
flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross
sections in a given time, uniform régime being the condition when the
flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections.
The ancient régime, or Ancien régime [F.], the former political and
social system, as distinguished from the modern; especially, the
political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of
1789.
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. Orderly
government; system of order; adminisration. Hallam.
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. (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.
Reg"i*ment (-ment), n. [F. régiment a regiment of men, OF. also
government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See
Regimen.] 1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen.
[Obs.] Spenser. "Regiment of health." Bacon.
But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a
sunshine day?
Marlowe.
The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of
regiment.
Hocker.