Main Entry: re·gime

Variant(s): also ré·gime \rā-ˈzhēm, ri- also ri-ˈjēm\

Function: noun

Etymology: French régime, from Old French regimen, regime, from Late Latin regimin-, regimen

Date: 1776

1 a : regimen 1 b : a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall) c : the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process
2 a : mode of rule or management b : a form of government <a socialist regime> c : a government in power d : a period of rule