reglementaryadj.
/ˌrɛɡlᵻˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌrɛɡləˈmɛnt(ə)ri/ rare.
Relating to, of the nature of, or according to regulations.In quot. 1822 = regular adj. 7.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [adjective] > regulating > according to regulation or rule
preceptial1600
reglementary1800
preceptual1860
rule book1917
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] > conforming to a standard rule
rightOE
justc1384
verya1425
orderly1542
ruled1551
normatic1598
formal1635
solemn1639
regular1643
mathematical1776
reglementary1800
rule-right1877
1800 New Ann. Reg. 1799 Brit. & Foreign Hist. 468/2 He was proceeding to distinguish between the social compact..and the constitution, which he insisted was only a series of reglementary articles built on it.
1822 Times 17 Jan. 3/1 A person named Lenda..had obtained the temporary command of the Reglementary Militia.
1837 Times 10 Dec. 5/3 All the part of the Constitution treating of reglementary proceedings, or concerning organic bodies and laws, to be suppressed.
1870 Daily News 20 Sept. Grumbling as the Parisians did at the reglementary four hours daily drill.
1882 Mech. World 4 Mar. 139 The reglementary alloy now adopted.
1937 M. Covarrubias Island of Bali iii. 58 The independent village is called a desa, a term we shall employ to designate the legal, ‘complete’ village that has the three reglementary temples.
1964 Jrnl. Afr. Law 8 170 The domain of the law is fixed so that most day-to-day governmental necessities could be handled under the reglementary power of the President.
2000 Swiss News (Nexis) 1 June 6 A woman whose neighbours reported her to the housing administration for dusting her rugs outside of reglementary hours.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1800