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regiment

noun reg·i·ment \ ˈre-jə-mənt , ˈrej-mənt \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of regiment

1 archaic : governmental rule

2 : a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions

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Recent Examples of regiment from the Web

French street artist YZ Yseult is paying tribute to the Dahomey Amazons, a 19th-century all-female military regiment that fought against the French in Dahomey (modern-day Benin).

— chris giles, CNN, "Nollywood, Sony Pictures join forces for TV series on all-female African army," 29 Mar. 2018
Beilein's kept Michigan on a rather strict regiment throughout this NCAA tournament run, keeping the team's focus on one game and one day at a time.

— nick baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Final Four: Michigan Wolverines face mirror image in Loyola-Chicago," 29 Mar. 2018
On Monday, the Cowboys feature back posted a video montage of himself on Instagram conducting his offseason training regiment.

— peter dawson, star-telegram, "Watch Ezekiel Elliott's new offseason training video," 20 Mar. 2018
But every player on the team is getting into the weight room on similar regiments, and Hammond admitted he’s not the only player seeing results.

— ethan bauer, miamiherald, "They met 10 years ago. And now Mullen is helping this Gators receiver turn the corner | Miami Herald," 15 Mar. 2018
Prior said other black regiments produced 14 Medal of Honor recipients.

— dennis hohenberger, Courant Community, "Exhibit Focuses On Locals In Civil War," 14 Mar. 2018
Eight months pregnant with her third child, the Duchess visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at their base on March 17 alongside her husband, Prince William, who serves as Colonel of the regiment, The Telegraph reports.

— janine puhak, Fox News, "Duchess of Cambridge stuns in emerald St. Patrick’s Day look," 17 Mar. 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with the1st Battalion of the Guards regiment at their barracks in Hounslow, west London, where 350 troops—led by Domhnall—marched out to celebrate the occasion.

— emma stefansky, Vanities, "Kate Middleton Goes All-Green and Elegant for St. Patrick’s Day," 17 Mar. 2018
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, an ex-commander of the British Army’s chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear regiment, said Novichok was only ever manufactured at one site, a military laboratory at Shikhany in central Russia.

— Washington Post, "Mystery surrounds how ex-Russian spy was poisoned in UK," 16 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of regiment

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, alteration of Latin regimen

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First Known Use: 14th century

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Other Military Terms

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

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regiment

verb reg·i·ment \ ˈre-jə-ˌment \

Definition of regiment

transitive verb

1 : to form into or assign to a regiment

2 a : to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control

regiment an entire country

b : to subject to order or uniformity

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regimentation

play \ˌre-jə-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-\ noun

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Examples of regiment in a Sentence

They carefully regiment their son's diet.
She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.

Recent Examples of regiment from the Web

Nash’s private training infuses pliability exercises and dynamic, explosive movements into otherwise regimented on-court workouts, as if yoga and basketball molded an entirely different sport.

— jake fischer, SI.com, "How the 76ers' T.J. McConnell Morphed from Undrafted to Invaluable," 5 Mar. 2018
And despite bees’ astoundingly complex industriousness — not to mention their fascinating, if regimented, social lives — the tiny creatures that help put fruits, veggies, and even nuts (such as almonds) on our tables need our help.

— kevin riordan, Philly.com, "South Jersey beekeepers stung by proposed state regulations," 4 Feb. 2018
House, who played the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, said his former team regimented anthem decorum.

— ryan wood, USA TODAY, "Packers stress national anthem's importance amid NFL protests," 17 Aug. 2017
What’s going on today is more controlled and regimented.

— scott travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "South Florida schools search for new ways to find teachers," 21 July 2017
Brown had seen the drought as a means of achieving the aim of regimenting Californians to readjust their lifestyles in ways deemed environmentally correct.

— victor davis hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: The downside of Obama’s apocalyptic progressivism," 19 Apr. 2017
Everything is regimented, and that had Tierney worried about Nadelen early in Nadelen’s career.

— mike preston, baltimoresun.com, "Preston: For Shawn Nadelen, Towson 'is a good place to be'," 26 June 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regiment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of regiment

1617

Other Military Terms

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

REGIMENT Defined for English Language Learners

regiment

noun

Definition of regiment for English Language Learners

: a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)

regiment

verb

Definition of regiment for English Language Learners

: to organize and control (something) strictly
: to control the behavior of (people) strictly

REGIMENT Defined for Kids

regiment

noun reg·i·ment \ ˈre-jə-mənt \

Definition of regiment for Students

: a military unit made up usually of a number of battalions

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