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What's The Definition Of Regiment?
[n] army unit smaller than a division
[v] assign to a regiment, of soldiers [v] subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" [v] form into a regiment, of military personnel Synonyms | Synonyms for Regiment: Related Terms | Find terms related to Regiment: See Also | army unit | assign | battalion | command | control | delegate | depute | designate | form | organise | organize Regiment In Webster's Dictionary \Reg"i*ment\, v. t.
To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize
according to classes, districts or the like.
The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and
special functions are relegated to the several units.
--J. W.
Powell.
\Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. r['e]giment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See {Regimen}.] 1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] --Spenser. ``Regiment of health.'' --Bacon. But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe. The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. --Hocker. 2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. {Regiment of the line} (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.] \Reg"i*ment\ (-m?nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regimented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Regimenting}.] To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington. |
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