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Pronunciation : Reg"i*ment (-ment)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?giment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regimen.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Reg"i*ment (-mnt)
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington.

t. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913