Definition of REGIMENT

regiment

Meanings

Plural: regiments

Noun

  • army unit smaller than a division
  • A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
  • Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
  • The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
  • Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
  • A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
  • A regimen.

Verb

  • subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
    • "regiment one's children"
  • form (military personnel) into a regiment
  • assign to a regiment
    • "regiment soldiers"
  • To form soldiers into a regiment.
  • To systematize, or put in rigid order.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō (“rule”).

Scrabble Score: 11

regiment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
regiment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
regiment is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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