regiment

1 of 2

noun

reg·​i·​ment ˈre-jə-mənt 

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 

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

ˌre-jə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

On the five-foot-tall mantle is a display of miniature soldiers representing the regiment of Salm’s grandfather, Count Engelbert von Westerholt und Geyesenberg. —Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 24 June 2025

The more than 17,000 service people buried here also include a significant number of United States Colored Troops, Civil War Union Army regiments primarily consisting of Black Americans, along with veterans from other wars like the Mexican-American and the Korean Wars. —Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 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

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

Kids Definition

regiment

1 of 2 noun

reg·​i·​ment ˈrej-(ə-)mənt 

: 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 

1

: to organize for the sake of regulation or control

2

: to make orderly or the same as others

regimentation

ˌrej-ə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

noun