'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]
Synonyms of 'regiment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- age group,
- align,
- allocate,
- allot,
- apportion,
- army,
- army group,
- array,
- band,
- battalion,
- battery,
- battle group,
- bevy,
- body,
- brigade,
- bunch,
- cabal,
- cadre,
- cast,
- clique,
- cohort,
- collocate,
- column,
- combat command,
- combat team,
- company,
- complement,
- compose,
- contingent,
- control,
- corps,
- coterie,
- covey,
- crew,
- crowd,
- deal,
- deal out,
- detachment,
- detail,
- discipline,
- dispose,
- distribute,
- division,
- faction,
- field army,
- field train,
- file,
- fix,
- fleet,
- flying column,
- gang,
- garrison,
- group,
- grouping,
- groupment,
- in-group,
- junta,
- keep in line,
- kitchen police,
- KP,
- legion,
- line,
- line up,
- maniple,
- marshal,
- mob,
- movement,
- order,
- organization,
- organize,
- out-group,
- outfit,
- pack,
- parcel out,
- party,
- peer group,
- phalanx,
- place,
- platoon,
- posse,
- rally,
- range,
- rank,
- regulate,
- salon,
- section,
- set,
- set out,
- space,
- squad,
- squadron,
- stable,
- standardize,
- string,
- systematize,
- tactical unit,
- task force,
- team,
- train,
- tribe,
- troop,
- troupe,
- unit,
- whip into shape,
- wing