RÉGIME
\ɹˈe͡ɪd͡ʒa͡ɪm], \ɹˈeɪdʒaɪm], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_dʒ_aɪ_m]\
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r[=a]-zh[=e]m', n. mode of ruling one's diet: form of government: administration.--ANCIEN RÉGIME, the political system that prevailed in France before the Revolution of 1789. [Fr.,--L. regimen--reg[)e]re, to rule.]
By Thomas Davidson