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regiment - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'regiment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Regiment [ n.]
- Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen.
- A region or district governed.
- A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.
2 . Regiment [ v. t.]
- To form into a regiment or into regiments.

Meaning of 'regiment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . regiment [ v]
Meaning (1):
- subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
Example in sentence:
  • regiment one's children
Meaning (2):
- assign to a regiment
Example in sentence:
  • regiment soldiers