Category:Regiment

Reg"i*ment (-ment), n. Etym: [f. régiment 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.)

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.]

Regiment Reg"i*ment (-mnt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting.]

Defn: to form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington.