Rou*tine" (?), n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]
1.
A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
2.
Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.
© Webster 1913.