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regiment

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) regiment (noun)
  2. 2) regiment (verb)

1reg·i·ment

noun \ˈre-jə-mənt, ˈrej-mənt\

Definition of REGIMENT

1
archaic : governmental rule
2
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
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Origin of REGIMENT

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, alteration of Latin regimen
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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