regiment

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noun

reg·​i·​ment ˈre-jə-mənt How to pronounce regiment (audio)
ˈrej-mənt
1
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
2
archaic : governmental rule

regiment

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verb

reg·​i·​ment ˈre-jə-ˌment How to pronounce regiment (audio)
regimented; regimenting; regiments

transitive verb

1
a
: to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control
regiment an entire country
b
: to subject to order or uniformity
2
: to form into or assign to a regiment
regimentation noun

Examples of regiment in a Sentence

Verb They carefully regiment their son's diet. She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.
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Noun
The Princess of Wales is the Colonel of the Irish Guards, one of the seven regiments of the Household Division that participate in the Trooping the Colour tradition, and her decision to wear aqua was a show of support. Janine Henni, People.com, 16 June 2025 As Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards, one of the seven regiments of the British Army’s Household Division that participate in the ceremony, her presence carried both ceremonial and symbolic weight. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Verb
Owen Wilson as Dignan in Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson’s first film is also his least formally regimented. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025 The Cannes Film Festival—notorious for its highly organized and strictly regimented red carpet—has released an official dress code amendment banning all explicit dressing from the event. Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for regiment

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of regiment was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

regiment

1 of 2 noun
reg·​i·​ment ˈrej-(ə-)mənt How to pronounce regiment (audio)
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regimental
ˌrej-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
adjective

regiment

2 of 2 verb
reg·​i·​ment ˈrej-ə-ˌment How to pronounce regiment (audio)
1
: to organize for the sake of regulation or control
2
: to make orderly or the same as others
regimentation noun
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