regiment [noun rej -uh -muh nt; verb rej -uh -ment]
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See more synonyms for regiment on Thesaurus.com Military a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units. Obsolete government .Show More
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. Show More
Origin of regiment 1350–1400; Middle English <
Middle French <
Late Latin regimentum, equivalent to
Latin reg(ere ) to rule +
-i- -i- +
-mentum -ment Related forms non·reg·i·ment·ed , adjective o·ver·reg·i·ment , verb (used with object) un·reg·i·ment·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for regimented Contemporary Examples of regimented She just thinks that ideal life experience involves a regimented , specific schedule of studying and casual sex.
For Western parents, uncomfortable with the regimented recipe for child-rearing, the Indian way offers a path of compromise.
The road to the White House is neither orderly nor regimented .
The regimented days of a hostage suddenly gave way to a disorienting and floating sort of freedom.
Historical Examples of regimented In other countries, the militia has not only been exercised, but regimented .
If I'm regimented , I should at least like to know in whose service it is?
This sounded strange to the American, accustomed to have Germany referred to as the most regimented of nations.
But a nation cannot exist 90% slave—or 90% regimented —because every degree of order multiplies the power of disorder.
They raised twelve companies, which they regimented under the command of Gustavus Hamilton, whom they chose for their governor.
British Dictionary definitions for regimented 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 Show More
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 Show More
Derived Forms regimental , adjective regimentally , adverb regimentation , noun Word Origin for regiment C14: via Old French from Late Latin regimentum government, from Latin regere to rule
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Word Origin and History for regimented n. late 14c., "government, rule, control," from Old French regiment "government, rule" (14c.), from Late Latin regimentum "rule, direction," from Latin regere "to rule" (see regal ). Meaning "unit of an army" first recorded 1570s (originally the reference was to permanent organization and discipline), from French. The exact number in the unit varies over time and place.
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v. "to form into a regiment," 1610s, from regiment (n.). General sense of "organize systematically" is from 1690s. Related: Regimented ; regimenting .
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