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regiment

[ noun rej-uh-muhnt; verb rej-uh-ment ]

noun

  1. Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
  2. Obsolete. government.


verb (used with object)

  1. to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline.
  2. to form into a regiment or regiments.
  3. to assign to a regiment or group.
  4. to form into an organized group, usually for the purpose of rigid or complete control.

regiment

noun

  1. a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
  2. a large number in regular or organized groups

    regiments of beer bottles

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to force discipline or order on, esp in a domineering manner
  2. to organize into a regiment or regiments
  3. to form into organized groups
  4. to assign to a regiment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵾ˈԳٲ, adjective
  • ˌ𲵾ˈٲپDz, noun
  • ˌ𲵾ˈԳٲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ԴDz·i·Գe adjective
  • v·i·Գ verb (used with object)
  • ܲ·i·Գe adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of regiment1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin regimentum, equivalent to Latin reg ( ere ) to rule + -i- -i- + -mentum -ment
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of regiment1

C14: via Old French from Late Latin regimentum government, from Latin regere to rule
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Like a military regiment, a business is a top-down command hierarchy reinforced through discipline.

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The papers appear to be connected to British Army regiments and barracks at Catterick Garrison.

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"I feel when I am boxed into a regimented way then I am not able to express myself in the same way," Raducanu told Sky Sports.

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I feel when I am boxed into a regimented way then I am not able to express myself in the same way.

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Catherine, dressed in a bottle-green and percher hat, presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers, guardsmen and mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, at the regiment's annual parade at Wellington Barracks.

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