n.
Variant: also ré · gime
Pronunciation: r ā - ' zh ē m, ri- also ri- ' j ē m
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 <predicted that the new regime would fall> d : a period of rule