Defn: Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet.
DIETARY
Di"et*a*ry, n.; pl. Dietaries (.
Defn: A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
DIETER
Di"et*er, n.
Defn: One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes of, food, according to hygienic rules.
DIETETIC; DIETETICAL
Di`e*tet"ic, Di`e*tet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. diététique. See Diet.]
Defn: Of or performance to diet, or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be eaten.
DIETETICALLY
Di`e*tet"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dietetical manner.
DIETETICS
Di`e*tet"ics, n.