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regiment definition

regi·ment (rejə mənt; for v., -ment′)

noun

  1. a military unit consisting of two or more battalions and forming a basic element of a division: since 1963 no longer a tactical unit in the U.S. Army
  2. a large number (of persons, etc.)
  3. Obsolete rule; government

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL regimentum < L regere, to rule: see right

transitive verb

  1. to form into a regiment or regiments
  2. to assign to a regiment or group
  3. to form into an organized or uniform group or groups; organize systematically
  4. to organize in a rigid system under strict discipline and control

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