n. 1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated. [ 1913 Webster ]
The temper and regulation of our own minds. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school. [ 1913 Webster ]
Regulation sword,
cap,
uniform, etc. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law. [ 1913 Webster ]