adj.
1.prescribed by or according to regulation regulation n.
1.an authoritative rule
2.a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
3.the state of being controlled or governed
4.(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
5.the act of bringing to uniformity
6.the act of controlling or directing according to rule
Idiom of the Day
big fish in a small pond
an important person in a less important place
The woman was a big fish in a small pond when she moved to the small town.