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(-ment), n.[F. rgiment 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. Hooker. 2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. 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.] Reg"iment (-m?nt), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n.Regimenting.] To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington. Reg"iment v. t.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. スポンサード リンク
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