We borrowed regimen straight from Latin, spelling and all—but in Latin, the word simply meant "rule" or "government." In English, it usually refers to a system of rules or guidelines, often for living a healthy life or taking a regular dose of exercise. The Latin regimen derives from another Latin word, the verb regere, which means "to lead straight" or "to rule." If you trace straight back from regere, you'll find that regimen has plenty of lexical kin, including correct, erect, region, rule, and surge. If you are using the training sense of regimen, be careful not to confuse the word with regiment, another regere descendant, which is used for a military unit.
with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change
Recent Examples on the WebMedication abortions done at home involve patients taking a regimen of two drugs -- mifepristone and misoprostol -- which are approved by the FDA to end pregnancy up to ten weeks. Guy Davies, ABC News, 29 July 2022 Participants in the study were also required to keep to the same exact eating regimen of foyr meals a day at the same times for 12 weeks. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022 However, the Science Advances study does suggest there could be a correlation between the vaccine regimen and temporary changes in a person’s menstrual cycle. Hannah Smothers, SELF, 1 Aug. 2022 More than a year after all American adults became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines – April 19, 2021 – 24% of them have failed to get the full regimen, adding up to more than 60 million who are not fully vaccinated.USA Today, 15 May 2022 The full regimen cost around $560 on average as of 2020, according to a recent study, unless it was covered by insurance, which varies by state and insurance provider. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 May 2022 Third doses are now considered part of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s full vaccination regimen, and should be given six months after the second dose. Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 20 Jan. 2022 Users will be asked to go through the process again to get a new QR code that will display a person’s full regimen. Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022 The Army announced that as of its Dec. 15 deadline 96% of active-duty soldiers have received a full vaccination regimen against COVID-19, with that figure to rise to 98% after remaining soldiers receive their second shot. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin regimin-, regimen position of authority, direction, set of rules, from Latin, steering, control, from regere to direct