regimen

[rej-uh-muhn, -men, rezh-]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical.,  a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.

2. regime.

3. Grammar.,  government.

regimen

/ ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛn /

noun

1. Also called: regime. a systematic way of life or course of therapy, often including exercise and a recommended diet

2. administration or rule

Word History and Origins

Origin of regimen¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: rule, government, guidance, equivalent to reg ( ere ) to rule + -i- -i- + -men, noun suffix of result

Word History and Origins

Origin of regimen¹

C14: from Latin: guidance

Related Words

• menu 
• procedure 
• regime