I. ˈrejəmənt sometimes -jm- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, from Latin regere to rule + -mentum -ment
1.
a. : governmental rule
b. obsolete : regimen 2, regime 2a
2. obsolete
a. : rulership , governorship ; also : the period of a particular reign
b. : governance , management , guidance
c. : a region or district governed
3. : a body of soldiers commanded by a colonel and consisting of a variable number of companies, troops, or batteries: as
a. : a parent military organization that may include many battalions or other units which rarely serve together but share a common history, traditions, uniforms, and other matters
b. : a military unit composed basically of a headquarters and two or more battalions — compare group
4.
a. obsolete : a group (as of dogs, birds, devils) forming a particular class or kind
b. chiefly dialect : a large quantity
a regiment of company for Sunday dinner
put up a regiment of peaches last summer
II. -jəˌment, -j(ə)mənt — see -ment II transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1.
a. : to form (military personnel) into a regiment
b. : to place in or assign to a regiment
2.
a. : to organize into groups, classes, or other units especially for the sake of central regulation or control
regiment the industries of a country
b. : to subject to systematization or rigid discipline : reduce to strict order or uniformity
an education that regiments children