regi-, reg-, rec-, rex-
(Latin: to direct, to rule, to lead straight, to keep straight, to guide, to govern)
Although it does not appear to be correct, all of the words in this unit etymologically come from this family group. Some words; such as, surge and its related formats, may be presented as separate units; however, they originally evolved from this family unit.
interregnum (in tuhr REG nuhm)
1. The time between the end of one reign and the beginning of the next one.
2. The time between two reigns, governments, etc.
3. A period of time during which there is no government, control, or authority.
4. An interruption or a pause or gap in any continuous activity or series.
irregular
irregularity
irregularly
maladroit
Lacking adroitness or dexterity; awkward, bungling, clumsy.
multidirectional
Having several aims or covering several aspects of a situation.
omnidirectional
osmoregulation
Control of the volume and composition of body fluids.
osmoregulator
1. A cell that can utilize energy to control the concentration of salts in the intracellular fluid and therefore maintain an osmotic pressure independent of the environment.
2. An organism that maintains the osmotic concentration of its body fluid at a level independent of the surrounding medium.
pax regis
The peace of the king.
The peace of the king; that is, the peace, good order, and security for life and property that it is one of the objects of government to maintain , and which the king, as the personification of the power of the state, is supposed to guaranty to all persons within the protection of the law.
This term was also given in ancient times, to a certain privileged district or sanctuary. The pax regis, or verge of the court, as it was afterwards called, extended from the palace-gate to the distance of three miles, three furlongs, three acres, nine feet, nine palms, and nine barleycorns. [The verge or virge is from old English law and referred to the area of the royal court that bounded the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household].
—From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed.; St. Paul, Minnesota;
West Publishing Co.; 1990.
rail
realm
rectalgia
rectangle
rectangular
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern":
-agogic;
agon-;
arch-;
-crat;
dom-;
gov-;
magist-;
poten-;
tyran-.
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