Chapter 21

The reformation and reglement of usury.

Bacon.

Reg`le*men"ta*ry (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), a. [F. réglementaire, fr. réglement.] Regulative. [R.]

Reg"let (r?g"l?t), n. [F. réglet, dim. of règle a rule, L. regula. See Rule.] 1. (Arch.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column.

2. (Print.) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like.

||Reg"ma (r?g"m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, -&?;&?;&?;, fracture, ||fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to break.] (Bot.) A kind of dry fruit, ||consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open ||at the inner angle.

Reg"ma*carp (-k?rp), n. [Regma + Gr. &?;&?;&?; fruit.] (Bot.) Any dry dehiscent fruit.

Reg"nal (r?g"nal), a. [L. regnum reign.] Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years.

Reg"nan*cy (-nan*s?), n. The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule. Coleridge.

Reg"nant (-nant), a. [L. regnans, -antis, p. pr. of regnare to reign: cf. F régnant. See Reign.] 1. Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant.

2. Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. "A traitor to the vices regnant." Swift.

Reg"na*tive (-n?*t?v), a. Ruling; governing. [Obs.]

Regne (r?n), n. & v. See Reign. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Re*gorge" (r?*g?rj"), v. t. [F. regorder; re- + gorger to gorge. Cf. Regurgitate.] 1. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back. Hayward.

2. To swallow again; to swallow back.

Tides at highest mark regorge the flood.

Dryden.

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Re*grade" (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. re- re- + gradi to go. Cf. Regrede. ] To retire; to go back. [Obs.] W. Hales.

Re*graft" (r?*gr?ft"), v. t. To graft again.

Re*grant" (r?*gr?nt"), v. t. To grant back; to grant again or anew. Ayliffe.

Re*grant", n. 1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.

2. A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly.

Re*grate" (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Regrating.] [F. regratter, literally, to scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, v. t.] 1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.

2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] Derham.

Re*grate", v. t. [F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.

Re*grat"er (-?r), n. [F. regrattier.] One who regrates.

Re*grat"er*y, n. The act or practice of regrating.

Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), n. A returning or giving of thanks. [Obs.] Skelton.

Re*grat"or (r?*gr?t"?r), n. One guilty of regrating.

Re*grede" (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. regredi to go back. Cf. Regrade, Regress.] To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit. [R.] Todhunter.

Re*gre"di*ence (r?*gr?"d?-ens), n. A going back; a retrogression; a return. [R.] Herrick.

Re*greet" (r?*gr?t"), v. t. To greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to greet. Shak.

Re*greet", n. A return or exchange of salutation.

Re"gress (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.] 1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man". F. Harrison.

2. The power or liberty of passing back. Shak.

Re*gress" (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.] To go back; to return to a former place or state. Sir T. Browne.

Re*gres"sion (r?*gr?sh"?n), n. [L. regressio: cf. F. régression.] The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation. Sir T. Browne.

Edge of regression (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a cuspidal edge. -- Regression point (Geom.), a cusp.

Re*gress"ive (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. régressif.]

1. Passing back; returning.

2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.

Regressive metamorphism. (a) (Biol.) See Retrogression. (b) (Physiol.) See Katabolism.

Re*gress"ive*ly, adv. In a regressive manner.

Re*gret" (r?*gr?t"), n. [F., fr. regretter. See Regret, v.] 1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction. "A passionate regret at sin." Dr. H. More.

What man does not remember with regret the first time he read Robinson Crusoe?

Macaulay.

Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for the loss of a servant.

Clarendon.

From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.

W. Irving.

2. Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Syn. -- Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance; penitence; self-condemnation. -- Regret, Remorse, Compunction, Contrition, Repentance. Regret does not carry with it the energy of remorse, the sting of compunction, the sacredness of contrition, or the practical character of repentance. We even apply the term regret to circumstance over which we have had no control, as the absence of friends or their loss. When connected with ourselves, it relates rather to unwise acts than to wrong or sinful ones. C. J. Smith.

Re*gret", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regretted (-td); p. pr. & vb. n. Regretting.] [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L. pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. grtan to weep, Icel. grta. See Greet to lament.] To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.

Calmly he looked on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear.

Pope.

In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret their slavery, and to murmur against their leader.

Macaulay.

Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had been violently taken.

Macaulay.

Re*gret"ful (-f?l), a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, adv.

Re*grow" (r?*gr?"), v. i. & t. To grow again.

The snail had power to regrow them all [horns, tongue, etc.]

A. B. Buckley.

Re*growth" (r?*gr?th"), n. The act of regrowing; a second or new growth. Darwin.

The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off.

A. B. Buckley.

Re*guard"ant (r?*g?rd"ant), a. (Her.) Same as Regardant.

Re*guer"don (r?*g?r"d?n), v. t. [Pref. re- re- + guerdon: cf. OF. reguerdonner.] To reward. [Obs.] Shak.

Reg"u*la*ble (r?g"?*l?*b'l), a. Capable of being regulated. [R.]

Reg"u*lar (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. régulier. See Rule.]

1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.

3. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.

4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.

5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. [Colloq.]

6. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.

7. (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric.

Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular. -- Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. -- Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction. -- Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; -- opposed to militia.

Syn. -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.

Reg"u*lar (rg"*lr), n. [LL. regularis: cf. F. régulier. See Regular, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church. Bp. Fitzpatrick.

2. (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.

||Reg`u*la"ri*a (rg`*l"r*), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of Echini ||which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.

Reg`u*lar"i*ty (-l?r"?*t?), n. [Cf. F. régularité.] The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

Reg"u*lar*ize (rg"*lr*z), v. t. To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.]

Reg"u*lar*ly, adv. In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.

Reg"u*lar*ness, n. Regularity. Boyle.

Reg"u*late (-lt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated (- l`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Regulating.] [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.] 1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.

The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons.

Macaulay.

The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police.

Bancroft.

2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.

3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.

To regulate a watch or clock, to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.

Syn. -- To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.

Reg`u*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), n. 1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.

The temper and regulation of our own minds.

Macaulay.

2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.

Regulation sword, cap, uniform, etc. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.

Syn. -- Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law.

Reg"u*la*tive (r?g"?*l?*t?v), a. 1. Tending to regulate; regulating. Whewell.

2. (Metaph.) Necessarily assumed by the mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing fundamental principles; as, the regulative principles, or principles a priori; the regulative faculty. Sir W. Hamilton.

These terms are borrowed from Kant, and suggest the thought, allowed by Kant, that possibly these principles are only true for the human mind, the operations and belief of which they regulate.

Reg"u*la`tor (-l?`t?r), n. 1. One who, or that which, regulates.

2. (Mach.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive.

3. A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock.

4. A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes. [U.S.]

A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the Regulators.

Bancroft.

Reg"u*line (r?g"?*l?n), a. [Cf. F. régulin. See Regulus.] (Chem. & Metal.) Of or pertaining to regulus.

Reg"u*lize (-l?z), v. t. (Old Chem.) To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from extraneous matter; as, to regulize antimony. [Archaic]

Reg"u*lus (-l?s), n.; pl. E. Reguluses (-&?;z), L. Reguli (- l&?;). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex, regis, a king: cf. F. régule. See Regal.] 1. A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence.

2. (Chem. & Metal.) The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores.

The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied by them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies little king; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's stone. Ure.

3. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the Lion's Heart.

Re*gur"gi*tate (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.] To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.

Re*gur"gi*tate, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.

The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth.

Quain.

Re*gur`gi*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. régurgitation.] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain.

2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.

Re`ha*bil"i*tate (r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rehabilitated (- t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Rehabilitating.] [Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. réhabiliter.] To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; - - a term of civil and canon law.

Restoring and rehabilitating the party.

Burke.

Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL. rehabilitatio, F. Réhabilitation.] The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated. Bouvier. Walsh.

Re*hash" (r?*h?sh"), v. t. To hash over again; to prepare or use again; as, to rehash old arguments.

Re*hash", n. Something hashed over, or made up from old materials.

Re*hear" (r?*h?r"), v. t. To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in Chancery.

Re*hears"al (r?*h?rs"a), n. The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. Chaucer.

In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer.

Hooker.

Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal.

Shak.

Dress rehearsal (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.

Re*hearse" (r?*h?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rehearsed (-h?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rehearsing.] [OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re- re- + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See Hearse.] 1. To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. Chaucer.

When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul.

1 Sam. xvii. 31.

2. To narrate; to relate; to tell.

Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord.

Judg. . v. 11.

3. To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.

4. To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.]

He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her.

Dickens.

Syn. -- To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; tell; relate; narrate.

Re*hearse", v. i. To recite or repeat something for practice. "There will we rehearse." Shak.

Re*hears"er (-?r), n. One who rehearses.

Re*heat" (r?*h?t"), v. t. 1. To heat again.

2. To revive; to cheer; to cherish. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

Re`hi*bi"tion (r?`h?*b?sh"?n), n. [Pref. re- + L. habere to have.] (Law) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand.

Re*hib"i*to*ry (r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), a. (Law) Of or relating to rehibition; as, a rehibitory action.

Re*hire" (r?*h?r"), v. t. To hire again.

Re`hy*poth"e*cate (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t. (Law) To hypothecate again. -- Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion, n.

Rei (r?), n.;pl. Reis (r&?;"&?;s or r&?;z). [Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real a coin.] A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a cent. [Spelt also ree.]

||Reichs"rath` (r?ks"r?t), n. [G] The parliament of Austria (exclusive ||of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an ||Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of ||Representatives.

||Reichs"stand` (r?ks"st?t`), n. [G.] A free city of the former German ||empire.

||Reichs"tag` (r?ks"t?g`), n. [G.] The Diet, or House of ||Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members ||elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. ||See Bundesrath.

Reif (r?f), n. [AS. re&?;f.] Robbery; spoil. [Obs.]

Rei"gle (r?"g'l), n. [F. règle a rule, fr. L. regula. See Rule.] A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate. Carew.

Rei"gle, v. t. To regulate; to govern. [Obs.]

Rei"gle*ment (-ment), n. [See Reglement.] Rule; regulation. [Obs.] Bacon. Jer. Taylor.

Reign (rn), n. [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. règne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.] 1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.

He who like a father held his reign.

Pope.

Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.

Prior.

2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser.

[God] him bereft the regne that he had.

Chaucer.

3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.

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Reign (r?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.] [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. régner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.] 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. Chaucer.

We will not have this man to reign over us.

Luke xix. 14.

Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom?

Shak.

2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." Bacon.

3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body.

Rom. vi. 12.

Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.

Reign"er (r?n"?r), n. One who reigns. [R.]

Re`il*lume" (r?`?l*l?m"), v. t. To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to reillumine. "Thou must reillume its spark." J. R. Drake.

Re`il*lu"mi*nate (-l?"m?*n?t), v. t. To enlighten again; to reillumine.

Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. The act or process of enlightening again.

Re`il*lu"mine (-l?"m?n), v. t. To illumine again or anew; to reillume.

Reim (r?m), n. [D. riem, akin to G riemen; CF. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a towing line.] A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc. [South Africa] Simmonds.

Re`im*bark" (r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i. See Reëmbark.

Re`im*bod"y (-b?d"?), v. t. & i. [See Reëmbody.] To imbody again. Boyle.

Re`im*burs"a*ble (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), a. [CF. F. remboursable.] Capable of being repaid; repayable.

A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, reimbursable in ten years.

A. Hamilton.

Re`im*burse" (-b?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reimbursed (-b?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reimbursing.] [Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.] 1. To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.

2. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation. Paley.

Re`im*burse"ment (-b?rs"ment), n. [Cf. F. rembursement.] The act reimbursing. A. Hamilton.

Re`im*burs"er (-b?rs"?r), n. One who reimburses.

Re`im*plant" (-pl?nt"), v. t. To implant again.

Re`im*port" (-p?rt"), v. t. [Pref. re- + import: cf. F. remporter.] To import again; to import what has been exported; to bring back. Young.

Re*im`por*ta"tion (r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), n. The act of reimporting; also, that which is reimported.

Re*im`por*tune" (-p?r*t?n"), v. t. To importune again.

Re`im*pose" (r?`?m*p?z), v. t. To impose anew.

Re`im*preg"nate (-pr?g"n?t), v. t. To impregnate again or anew. Sir T. Browne.

Re`im*press" (-pr?s"), v. t. To impress anew.

Re`im*pres"sion (-pr?sh"?n), n. A second or repeated impression; a reprint.

Re`im*print" (-pr?nt"), v. t. To imprint again.

Re`im*pris"on (-pr?z'n), v. t. To imprison again.

Re`im*pris"on*ment (-ment), n. The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned.

Rein (r?n), n. [F. rêne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.] 1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.

This knight laid hold upon his reyne.

Chaucer.

2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove without rein." Milton.

To give rein, To give the rein to, to give license to; to leave withouut restrain. -- To take the reins, to take the guidance or government; to assume control.

Rein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reining.] 1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.

He mounts and reins his horse.

Chapman.

2. To restrain; to control; to check.

Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance.

Shak.

To rein in or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.

Rein, v. i. To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak.

Re`in*au"gu*rate, v. t. To inaugurate anew.

Re"in*cit" (-s?t"), v. t. To incite again.

Re`in*cor"po*rate, v. t. To incorporate again.

Re`in*crease" (-kr?s"), v. t. To increase again.

Re`in*cur" (-k?r"), v. t. To incur again.

Rein"deer` (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate.

The common European species (R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Grœnlandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries.