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[ME., For thise aren men on this molde that moste harm worch eth To the pore peple that parcel-mele buggen [buy at retail];. Thei rychen thorw regrater ye . Piers Plowman (B), iii. 83. reg rat i a torył (re-grā'shi-ā-to-ri), n . [ grat i at or, grat i at or, one who gives thanks, My hand, bully; thou shalt have egre and regre . Shak., M. W. of W., ii. 1. 226. letters of regre were granted by the superior of a wadset, under which he became bound to readmit the wadsetter, at any time when he should demand an entry to the wad set. 4. In canon law. See acce , 7.-5. In logic, the pa age in thought from effect to cause.Demonstrative regre , demonstrative reasoning from effect to cause. regre ion (rē-gresh'on), n. [ = OF. regre ion, F. régre ion = Sp. regresion = Pg. regre ão = It. rigre ione, I will leave you whilst I go in and present myself to the honourable count; till my regre ion , so please you, your noble feet may measure this private, pleasant, and most princely walk. B. Jonson , Case is Altered, iii. 3. 2. In astron., motion from east toward west.3. In geom., contrary flexure; also, the course of a curve at a cusp.- Edge of regre ion, the cuspidal edge of a developable surface. See cuspidal. - Regre ion of nodes, a gyratory motion of the orbit of a planet, causing the nodes to move from east to west on the ecliptic. regre ive (re-gres'iv), a. [= F. régre if; as regre + -ive.] Pa ing back; returning: opposed to progre ive. - Regre ive a imilation, a imilation of a sound to one preceding it. - Regre ive method, the analytic method, which, departing from particulars, ascends to principles. Sir W. Hamilton, Logic, xxiv. - Regre ive paralysis. See paralysis. regre ively (re-gres iv-li), adv. In a regre ive manner; in a backward way; by return. De Quincey. regre us (re-gres'us), n . [NL.: see regre .] In bot . , that reversion of organs now known as retrogre ive and retrograde metamorphosis. See metamorphosis . That welnere nothynge there doth remayne Wherewith to gyue you my regraciatory . Skelton , Garland of Laurel. regret (re-gret'), v . t .; pret. and pp. regretted, n. regrator, See regrater. regratoriet, n. A variant of regratery. regratre t (re-grā'tres), n. [ by way of hansel-money. Riley, tr. of Liber Albus, p. 232, quoted in Piers Plowman [(ed. Skeat), Notes, p. 43. regrede (rē-grēd′), v. i. [ ppr. regretting. [ (of a disease), as in Walloon li r'gret d'on mau, 'the return of a disease,' regredi , go back: see regrede , regre . (d) requiritari , quiritare , bewail: see cry. (e) requiritare , ask after, inquire for, freq. of re- quirere, ask after, require: see require . these explanations only the first is in any de- gree plausible.] 1. To look back at with sor- row; feel grief or sorrowful longing for on looking back. Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost. Of Pope , Moral E ays, ii. 234. Beauty which you shall feel perfectly but once, and re gret forever. Howells , Venetian Life, ii. 2. To grieve at; be mentally distre ed on account of: as, to regret one's rashne ; to regret a choice made. Ah, cruel fate, thou never struck'st a blow By all mankind regretted so. Cotton , Death of the Earl of O ory. Those the impiety of whose lives makes them regret a Deity, and secretly wish there were none, will greedily Glanville. listen to atheistical notions. Poets, of all men, ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt. Cowper, Table-Talk, 1. 176. Alone among the Spaniards the Catalans had real reason Lecky, Eng. in 18th Cent., i. to regret the peace. =Syn. To rue, lament. See repentance . regret (re-gret'), n. [Early mod. E. also regrate; When her eyes she on the Dwarf had set, And saw the signes that deadly tydinges spake, She fell to ground for sorrow full regret . Spenser, F. Q., I. vii. 20. Anguish and regret For lo of life and pleasure overloved. Milton, P. L., x. 1018. A pain of privation takes the name of a pain of regret in two cases: (1) where it is grounded on the memory of a pleasure which, having been once enjoyed, appears not likely to be enjoyed again; (2) where it is grounded on the idea of a pleasure which was never actually enjoyed, nor perhaps so much as expected, but which might have been enjoyed (it is supposed) had such or such a contingency happened, which, in fact, did not happen. Bentham , Introd. to Morals and Legislation, v. 20. 2. Pain or distre of mind, as at something done or left undone; the earnest wish that something had not been done or did not exist; bitterne of reflection. A pa ionate regret at sin, a grief and sadne at its memory, enters us into God's roll of mourners. Decay of Christian Piety . Many and sharp the num'rous ills Inwoven with our frame! More pointed still we make ourselves Regret, remorse, and shame. Burns, Man was Made to Mourn. 3t. Dislike; aversion. Is it a virtue to have some ineffective regrets to damn a Decay of Christian Piety. tion? 4. An expre ion of regret: commonly in the plural. [Colloq.]-5. A written communication expre ing sorrow for inability to accept an invitation. [Colloq.]=Syn. 1. Concern, sorrow, lamentation.-2. Penitence, Compunction, etc. See repentance. regretful (re-gret'fül), a. [ Full of regret; sorrowful. regretfully (rē-gret'fül-i), adv. With regret. regrettable (re-gret'a-bl), a. [ Of regrettable good English examples can be quoted from 1632 onwards. J. A. H. Murray , N. and Q., 7th ser., VIII. 134. regrettably (re-gret'a-bli), adv . With regret; regretfully. My mother and sisters, who have so long been regret tably prevented from making your acquaintance. II . James , Jr. , International Episode, p. 126. regrowth (re-grōth'), n. [ growth .] A growing again; a new or second growth. Dar IMG:content-1883.png:[blocks in formation] reguardantt, a. See regardant . reguerdont (re-ger'don), n . [ reguerdoun , reguerdon ; as re- + guerdon , n .] A re- ward; a recompense. And in reguerdon of that duty done, I gird thee with the valiant sword of York. Shak ., 1 Hen. VI., iii. 1. 170. reguerdont (re-ger'don), v. t. [ 5050 Yet never have you tasted our reward, Or been reguerdon'd with so much as thanks. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., iii. 4. 23. [ reguerdon ment (re-ger'don-ment), n. guerdon + -ment .] Reward; return; requital. In generous reguerdon ment whereof he sacramentally obliged himselfe. Nashe , Lenten Stuffe (Harl. Misc., VI. 163). regula (reg'u-lä), n.; pl. regulæ (-lē). [L. regu- la , a rule: see rulel , and cf. regle .] 1. A book of rules or orders governing a religious house; the rule. Rev. F. G. Lee . - 2. In arch ., a short band or fillet, bearing guttæ or drops on the lower side, corresponding, below the crowning tænia of the Doric architrave, to the triglyphs of the frieze. See cut under ditriglyph .-Reg- ula cæci, a rule of arithmetic for solving two linear equa- tions between three unknown quantities in whole num- bers. Regula falsi, the rule of false. See position , 7. regulable (reg'ū-la-bl), a . [ regula ( te ) + -ble .] Admitting of regulation; capable of being regu- lated. regulæ, n. Plural of regula . regular (reg'u-lär), a . and n. [ reguler , regulier , F. régulier = Pr. reglar = Sp. regular ne -Regular abbot, body, canon. See the nouns.Regular benefice, a benefice which could be conferred only on a regular priest. Regular curve. (a) A curve without contrary flexure. (b) A curve defined by the same equation or equations throughout. - Regular decagon, dodecagon, dodecahedron. See the nouns. - Regular function, a function connected with the variable by the same general law for all values of the latter. - Regular physician, a practitioner of medicine who has acquired an accepted grade of knowledge of such things as pertain to the art of healing, and who does not announce himself as employing any single and peculiar rule or method of treatment, in contrast with the allopath (if such there be), homeopath, botanic physician, hydropath, electrician, or mind-cure practitioner. But nothing in his character of regular physician prevents his using drugs which may be made to produce in a healthy person effects opposite to or similar to those of the disease in hand, or using drugs of vegetable origin, or water in its various applications, or electricity, or recognizing the tonic effects of faith.Regular place, a place within the precincts of a religious house. Regular polygon, polyhedron. See the nouns. Regular proof, a proof drawn up in strict form, with all the steps accurately stated in their proper order. -Regular relation. See relation. Regular sales, in stock - broking and similar transactions, sales for delivery on the following day. - Regular syllogism, a syllogism set forth in the form usual in the books of logic, the major premise first, then the minor premise, and last the conclusion, each proposition being formally stated, with the same expre ions used for the terms in the different propo which logic contemplates. The regular system, in crys Conformed to or made in accordance with a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, type, or principle, to a prescribed mode, or to established customary forms; normal: as, a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular plan; regular features; a regular building. The English Speech, though it be rich, copious, and significant, and that there be divers Dictionaries of it, yet, under Favour, I cannot call it a regular Language. Howell , Letters, ii. 55. But soft by regular approach - not yet First through the length of yon hot terrace sweat. Pope , Moral E ays, iv. 129. Philip was of the middle height; he had a fair, florid complexion, regular features, long flowing locks, and a well-made, symmetrical figure. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 19. 2. Acting, proceeding, or going on by rule; governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; orderly; methodical; unvarying: as, regular in diet; regular in attendance on divine worship; the regular return of the seasons. Not a man Shall. offend the stream Of regular justice in your city's bounds, But shall be rendered to your public laws. Shak., T. of A., v. 4. 61. True Courage must be a Regular thing; it must have not only a good End, but a wise Choice of Means. Stilling fleet , Sermons, III. v. This gentleman is a person of good sense, and some learning, of a very regular life, and obliging conversation, Add is on , Spectator, No. 106. 3. Specifically, in law, conformable to law and the rules and practice of the court.-4. In math., governed by one law throughout. Thus, a regular polygon is one which has all its sides and all its angles equal; a regular body is one which has all its faces regular polygons, and all its summits formed by the junc tion of equal numbers of edges, those of each summit being equally inclined to one line. 5. Ingram., adhering to the more common form in respect to inflectional terminations, as, in English, verbs forming their preterits and past participles by the addition of -d or -ed to the infinitive; as nouns forming their plurals with -s or -es; as the three conjugations of French verbs known as regular; and so on.-6. Belonging to and subject to the rule of a monastic IMG:content-1884.png:[blocks in formation] They declared positively that he [Archbishop Abbot] was not to fall from his Dignity or Function, but should still remain a Regular , and in statu quo prius. Howell , Letters, I. iii. 7. As in early days the regulars sustained Becket and the seculars supported Henry II. Stubbs , Const. Hist., § 405. 2. A soldier who belongs to a standing army, as opposed to a militiaman or volunteer; a profe ional soldier. He was a regular in our ranks; in other services only a volunteer. Sumner , John Pick ering. 3. In chron.: ( a ) A number attached to each year such that added to the concurrents it gives the number of the day of the week on which the paschal full moon falls. (b) A fixed number attached to each month, which a ists in ascertaining on what day of the week the first day of any month fell, or the age of the moon on the first day of any month. - College of regulars. See college. Congregation of Bishops and Regulars. See congregation, 5 (a) (8). Regular i a (reg-ū-lā'ri-ä), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. of L. regular is, regular: see regular.] Regular sea-urchins, with biserial ambulacral plates, centric mouth, and aboral anus interior. Also called Endocyclica. regularise, v. t. See regularize. regularity (reg-ū-lar'i-ti), n. [OF. regula rite, regula i rete, F. régular ité = Sp. regular i dad = Pg. regularidade = It. regolarità, He was a mighty lover of regularity and order. There was no regularity in their dancing. Bp . Atterbury . IMG:content-1885.png:[blocks in formation] At present (1885), a scheme combining the two systems of regularization and canalization is being carried out, for the purpose of securing everywhere at low water a depth of 5 feet 3 inches. Encyc. Brit ., XX. 528. An ancient Chinese law, moreover, prescribed the regu lari zati on of weights and measures at the spring equinox. Encyc . Brit ., XXIV. 792.