DISCIPLINE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin disciplina teaching, learning, from discipulus pupil Date: 13th century punishment , instruction , a field of study, training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character, 5. control gained by enforcing obedience or order, orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior, self-control , a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity, disciplinal adjective II. transitive verb (-plined; -plining) Date: 14th century to punish or penalize for the sake of ~, to train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self-control, 3. to bring (a group) under control , to impose order upon , see: punish ~r noun