Latin · root
regere
to lead straight, rule
Words sharing this root
correctIn accordance with an accepted fact or standard.correctionAn adjustment that remedies an error or excess.correctiveIntended to fix a problem, or a measure used to do so.directTo guide something along an intended course.directFollowing a straight route without intervening stages.directionThe course along which something is guided.directiveAn official instruction or something that gives authoritative guidance.directlyWithout an intervening step, delay, or change of direction.directorA person or device guiding an operation.directoryAn organized reference locating information or resources.erectStanding upright or being set upright.incorrigibleImpossible or very difficult to reform or correct.rectorThe head of a church or educational institution.regencyGovernment exercised on a monarch's behalf.regentA person governing temporarily in place of a monarch.regimentA formally organized military unit made of battalions.