noun
- a branch of knowledge or learning
- training that develops self-control, character, or orderliness and efficiency
- strict control to enforce obedience
- the result of such training or control; specif.,
- self-control or orderly conduct
- acceptance of or submission to authority and control
- a system of rules, as for a church or monastic order
- treatment that corrects or punishes
Origin:
ME < OFr descepline < L disciplina < discipulus: see disciple
transitive verb disciplined, disciplining
- to subject to discipline; train; control
- to punish