From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Regimented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Regimenting}.]
1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like.
The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units. --J. W. Powell. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), noun [F. r['e]giment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See {Regimen}.]
1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] --Spenser. ''Regiment of health.'' --Bacon.
But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe.
The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. --Hocker.
2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.
Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades.
{Regiment of the line} (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: army unit smaller than a division
verb
1: subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"
2: form (military personnel) into a regiment
3: assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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