regiment

regiment
    n 1: army unit smaller than a division
    v 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"
    

Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regimented};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Regimenting}.]
   1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington.
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   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.
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   3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to
      control with a strict discipline.
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Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [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.
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            But what are kings, when regiment is gone,
            But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe.
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            The law of nature doth now require of necessity some
            kind of regiment.                     --Hocker.
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   2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery,
      commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of
      companies, usually ten.
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   Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in
         one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is
         divided into brigades.
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   {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.]
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