Regulars
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In ecclesiastical law. Those who profess and follow a certain rule of life (regula), belong to a religious order, and observe the three approved vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Persons attached to and following the rites of some religious order.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Those who profess and follow a certain rule of life, (regula,) belong to a religious order, and observe the three approved vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Wharton.