NODE / 0743attestedPresent-Day English

regular

TRANSLITERATION regularPRONUNCIATION /ˈrɛɡjələr/

conforming to rule, pattern, order, or interval

DATE: 14th century–today
SENSE: rule conforming orderly
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:1:regular:attested:sense:rule-conforming-orderly

Modern normality and routine are later members of a rule-centered semantic field.

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Middle English · Middle English · living by rule

reguler

living under or according to a rule

SOUND: Modern regular continues Middle English reguler through English spelling and sound history.
MEANING: Living by a rule expands to orderly, patterned, recurring, standard, and normal.
CHRONOLOGY: Merriam-Webster reports adjective use in the fourteenth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Regular — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies Middle English reguler, modern senses, and fourteenth-century horizon.

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Regular — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently foregrounds living under a rule.

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14th century

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regular dossier · recorded as regular

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