reg

[reg]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR reg ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Usually regs. Informal. regulations.

Origin of reg

by shortening

Reg

[rej]

noun

a male given name, form of Reginald.

reg.

Reg.

regiment.

queen.

Origin of Reg.

From the Latin word rēgīna

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for reg

case, statute, requirement, code, constitution, charter, mandate, decision, act, legislation, decree, precedent, regulation, ruling, charge, measure, order, principle, law, procedure

Examples from the Web for reg

Historical Examples of reg

Oh, I was an Indian in my time—a reg'ler measly hop-pickin' Siwash at that.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
He wound it every Sunday night, reg'lar as the day come round.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
Take a sip of water, Mike, like a reg'lar one, and cut loose.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
Dan himself'll vote for Gabe; so'll Gaius and his reg'lar tribe.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
A reg'lar grandmother's great-grandfather just out of the year one.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for reg

Reg.

abbreviation for

Regent

Regina

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for reg

1952 as a shortening of regulation.