regiment
Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
Obsolete. government.
to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline.
to form into a regiment or regiments.
to assign to a regiment or group.
to form into an organized group, usually for the purpose of rigid or complete control.
Origin of regiment
1Other words from regiment
- non·reg·i·ment·ed, adjective
- o·ver·reg·i·ment, verb (used with object)
- un·reg·i·ment·ed, adjective
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How to use regiment in a sentence
The regiment the child actors faced at Educational Pictures was extreme and included a “punishment box.”
No, instead of the global nomads, Sinatra filled his 707 with his regiment of musicians and his best local buddies.
He was in command of the regiment as he saw our comrades driven in.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary | Malcolm Jones | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama never served, probably never even knew how big a regiment or brigade was until just a few years ago.
Nearly half the regiment ran to secure their picketed horses, armed themselves in hot haste, and galloped to the gaol.
The Red Year | Louis TracyNo trail was so obtuse, no thicket so dense that members of that regiment would not track them to their lair.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe total fresh troops amounted to about 500 men of the 73rd Native regiment and Spanish cazadores.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHe commanded a regiment in the war of 1812, and was maimed for life in the battle of Chrystler's fields.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellTwo days before the Americans arrived a native regiment was suspected of disaffection.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for regiment
a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
a large number in regular or organized groups: regiments of beer bottles
to force discipline or order on, esp in a domineering manner
to organize into a regiment or regiments
to form into organized groups
to assign to a regiment
Origin of regiment
1Derived forms of regiment
- regimental, adjective
- regimentally, adverb
- regimentation, noun
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