Regiment /(-ment)/

Reg·i·ment

Regiment

n.
  1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.]
    But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
    The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment.
    — Hocker.
  2. A region or district governed. [Obs.]
  3. A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. (Mil.)

Phrases & Compounds
Regiment of the line
a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special.

Regiment

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting

  1. To form into a regiment or into regiments.
  2. 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.
  3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline.