Regular

(reg'u-lar.) [Same der iv. ] (Bot.) A term applicable to those flowers which have all the parts of each series of a similar form and size; as, the Buttercup, for instance.-(Eccl.) A member of a religious fraternity who leads a monastic life, and lives under an obligation to keep the three vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty:-as distinguished from a secular. (Pl.) (Mil.) Soldiers belonging to a standing or permanent army, or one entirely at the disposition of the govt.;-as distinguished from militia or volunteers. [s. 761]