Daily Editorial

About: The root word “Rect (sometimes used as Reg” is a Latin root derived from the word “Regere” which means “To rule/ To Direct”. the derived words always exhibit the root sense in a literal way, as exemplified below.

Words:

Correct (adjective) : Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Direct (adjective) : Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Erect (adjective) : Rigidly upright or straight.

Erection (noun) : A building or other upright structure.

Regent (noun) : A person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.

Regime (noun) : A system or ordered way of doing things.

Regimen (noun) : A prescribed course of medical treatment, diet, or exercise for the promotion or restoration of health/ a system of government.

Regiment (verb) : Organize according to a strict system or pattern.

Region (noun) : An area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.