[dis.ci.pline] n [ME, fr. OF & L; OF, fr. L disciplina teaching, learning, fr. discipulus pupil] (13c) 1: punishment
2. obs: instruction
3: a field of study
4: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character
5. a: control gained by enforcing obedience or order b: orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior c: self-control
6: a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity -- dis.ci.plin.al adj
[2]discipline vt -plined ; -plin.ing (14c) 1: to punish or penalize for the sake of discipline
2: to train or develop by instruction and exercise esp. in self-control 3 a: to bring (a group) under control "~ troops" b: to impose order upon "serious writers ~ and refine their writing styles" syn see punish, teach -- dis.ci.plin.er n