regimen
regimen Lexical Profile
regimen Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A prescribed, systematic course of medical treatment, diet, or exercise designed to promote, restore, or maintain health and physical fitness.
"The physical therapist designed a strict daily regimen of stretching and strength training to help the athlete recover from knee surgery."
A system of government, rule, or administration (now largely superseded in common usage by "regime").
"Under the old colonial regimen, local trade was heavily taxed and strictly monitored by appointed governors."
In grammar, the syntactic syntactic relationship in which one word governs or determines the case or mood of another word.
"In Latin syntax, the regimen of certain prepositions strictly requires the following noun to take the ablative case."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Regimen" is frequently confused with "regime" and "regiment"; a "regimen" is a systematic plan for health or therapy, a "regime" typically refers to a political government or system of rule, and a "regiment" is a permanent military unit.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin regimen, meaning "rule, guidance, or government," derived from the verb regere ("to rule, direct, or keep straight").