regiment
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ə noun
1.
Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
2.
Obsolete, government.
verb (used with object)
3.
to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline.
4.
to form into a regiment or regiments.
5.
to assign to a regiment or group.
6.
to form into an organized group, usually for the purpose of rigid or complete control.
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| regiment | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions |
| 2. | a large number in regular or organized groups: regiments of beer bottles |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to force discipline or order on, esp in a domineering manner |
| 4. | to organize into a regiment or regiments |
| 5. | to form into organized groups |
| 6. | to assign to a regiment |
| [C14: via Old French from Late Latin regimentum government, from Latin regere to rule] | |
| regi'mental | |
| —adj | |
| regi'mentally | |
| —adv | |
| regimen'tation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
regiment
1390, "government, rule, control," from O.Fr. regiment "government, rule" (1314), from L.L. regimentum "rule, direction," from L. regimen (see regimen). Meaning "unit of an army" first recorded 1579 (originally the reference was to permanent organization and discipline),
from French. The verb, with sense of "to form into a regiment" is first recorded 1617. Regimentation first recorded 1877. Regimentals "dress proper to a particular regiment, militaty uniform" is attested from 1742.
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Example sentences
The whole regiment of the church is to be placed in the hands of ministers, seniors and deacons.
The pattern and colours denoted affiliations such as school, regiment or sporting club.
Every mining-camp, every successful volunteer regiment, proves it.
The harm is that others might take this regiment and the cancer might come back or die.
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