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]
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