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reg·i·ment
I. \ˈrejəmənt sometimes -jm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, from Latin regere to rule + -mentum -ment
1.
a. : governmental rule
b. obsolete : regimen 2, regime 2a
2. obsolete
a. : rulership, governorship; also : the period of a particular reign
b. : governance, management, guidance
c. : a region or district governed
3. : a body of soldiers commanded by a colonel and consisting of a variable number of companies, troops, or batteries: as
a. : a parent military organization that may include many battalions or other units which rarely serve together but share a common history, traditions, uniforms, and other matters
b. : a military unit composed basically of a headquarters and two or more battalions — compare group
4.
a. obsolete : a group (as of dogs, birds, devils) forming a particular class or kind
b. chiefly dialect : a large quantity
< a regiment of company for Sunday dinner >
< put up a regiment of peaches last summer >
II. \-jəˌment, -j(ə)mənt — see -ment II\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1.
a. : to form (military personnel) into a regiment
b. : to place in or assign to a regiment
2.
a. : to organize into groups, classes, or other units especially for the sake of central regulation or control
< regiment the industries of a country >
b. : to subject to systematization or rigid discipline : reduce to strict order or uniformity
< an education that regiments children > |