Definitions for the word "regular" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. a.
Same as Isometric.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. a.
A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. adj.
1 acting, done, or recurring uniformly or calculably in time or manner; habitual, constant, orderly. 2 conforming to a rule or principle; systematic. 3 harmonious, symmetrical. 4 conforming to a standard of etiquette or procedure. 5 properly constituted or qualified; pursuing an occupation as one''s main pursuit (regular soldier). 6 gram. (of a noun, verb, etc.) Following the normal type of inflection. 7 colloq. Thorough, absolute (a regular hero). 8 (before or after the noun) bound by religious rule; belonging to a religious or monastic order (canon regular). 9 (of a person) defecating or menstruating at predictable times. n. 1 regular soldier. 2 colloq. Regular customer, visitor, etc. 3 one of the regular clergy. regularity n. Regularize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). Regularly adv. [latin regula rule]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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