n. | 1. | Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. | |||
2. | A region or district governed. | ||||
3. | (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.
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v. t. | 1. | To form into a regiment or into regiments. | |||
2. | To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like. | ||||
3. | To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. |
Noun | 1. | regiment - army unit smaller than a division |
Verb | 1. | regiment - subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" |
2. | regiment - form (military personnel) into a regiment | |
3. | regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" |