Definition of regiment

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reg·i·ment    (rj-mnt) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions, usually commanded by a colonel.
2. A large group of people.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
reg·i·ment·ed, reg·i·ment·ing, reg·i·ments (rj-mnt)

1. To form into a regiment.
2. To put into systematic order; systematize.
3. To subject to uniformity and rigid order.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, government, rule, from Old French, from Late Latin regimentum, rule, from Latin regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
regi·mental  (-mntl) KEY (Adjective), regi·mental·ly(Adverb), regi·men·tation(Noun)