REGULARS
Noun
regulars
plural of regular
Source: Wiktionary
REGULAR
Reg"u*lar (-lr), a. Etym: [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr.
regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. régulier. See Rule.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in
distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. [Colloq.]
6. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape;
as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
7. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Same as Isometric. Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon
which is both equilateral and equiangular.
– Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are equal
regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the
tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the
dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.
– Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable on the
day after the transaction.
– Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; --
opposed to militia.
Syn.
– Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.
Reg"u*lar (rg"*lr), n. Etym: [LL. regularis: cf. F. régulier. See
Regular, a.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: 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. Bp. Fitzpatrick.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly
used in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition