Regiment

n.	1.	Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? - Marlowe. The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. - Hocker.
	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. Regiment of the line (Mil.) a regiment organized for general service; - in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special.
v. t.	1.	To form into a regiment or into regiments. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting.]
	2.	To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like. The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units. - J. W. Powell.
	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"

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