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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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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),
EXPANDfrom 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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