regiment
regiment (rĕjʹə-mənt) noun
Abbr. reg., regt.
1. A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions, usually commanded by a colonel.
2. A large group of people.
verb, transitive
regimented, regimenting, regiments (rĕjʹə-mĕnt)
1. To form into a regiment.
2. To put into systematic order; systematize.
3. To subject to uniformity and rigid order.
[Middle English, government, rule, from Old French, from Late Latin regimentum, rule, from Latin regere, to rule.]
regimenʹtal (-mĕnʹtl) adjective
regimenʹtally adverb
regimentaʹtion noun