regiment
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/
The English word “regiment” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
- Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
- The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
- Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
- A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
- A regimen.
verb
- To form soldiers into a regiment.
- To systematize, or put in rigid order.
Etymology
From Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō (“rule”).
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