'Regiment' definitions:

Definition of 'regiment'

(from WordNet)
noun
Army unit smaller than a division
verb
Subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"
verb
Form (military personnel) into a regiment
verb
Assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"

Definition of 'Regiment'

From: GCIDE
  • Regiment \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. [1913 Webster]
  • But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
  • The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. --Hocker. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. [1913 Webster]
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Regiment'

From: GCIDE
  • Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting.]
  • 1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington. [1913 Webster] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. [PJC]