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regiment Definition

regi·ment (rej′ə mənt; for v., -ment′)

noun

  1. a military unit consisting of two or more battalions and forming a basic element of a division: since 1963 no longer a tactical unit in the U.S. Army
  2. a large number (of persons, etc.)
  3. Obsolete rule; government

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL regimentum < L regere, to rule: see right

transitive verb

  1. to form into a regiment or regiments
  2. to assign to a regiment or group
  3. to form into an organized or uniform group or groups; organize systematically
  4. to organize in a rigid system under strict discipline and control

regiment Related Forms
reg′i·men′·tal adjective reg′i·men′·tally adverb reg′i·men·ta′·tion noun
regiment Synonyms

regiment

n.

corps, soldiers, military organization; see army 2, troops.

regiment Synonyms

regiment

v.

order, systematize, control, discipline; see classify, organize 1.

regiment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cavalry: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are Scotland's only Regiment of Cavalry.
  • infantry: Serious soldiers On my way here I passed some four or five regiments of infantry.

Converse of object

  • disband: After the regiment disbanded in 1762, he rejoined the itinerancy but did not enjoy the same success as previously.
  • rejoin: Depot Troop rejoined the regiment Strength: 1 Field Officer.
  • entrain: The following day his regiment entrained in cattle trucks and reached Le Cateau on the 24th.
  • embark: In November 1915 the regiment embarked for France, real war.
  • amalgamate: The story of the amalgamated Regiments since 1968 will be a feature in the displays which will be modern, interactive and widely accessible.
  • inspect: Major General Sir R D Kelly KCB Commanding Cork District inspected the regiment at Cahir on the 6th September.

Adjective modifier

  • Anglian: The Royal Anglian Regiment 's Colors carry the battle honors awarded to its ancestor regiments.
  • 31st: The 31st Regiment were immediately deployed marching 150 miles in seven days to defend the Frontier.
  • armored: They were to be transformed into armored regiments by the time World War II came along.
  • monstrous: A trumpet blast against the monstrous regiment of fathers!
  • armored: The CSSCS is employed at armored cavalry regiment, separate brigade, division, corps, and echelons above corps.
  • 24th: Colonel 24th Regiment of Foot /2nd Warickshire 1879 Zulu War This uniform is the typical Infantry Officers undress uniform of the period.

Noun used with modifier

  • infantry: In 1900 he served a short tour of duty with the troops with infantry regiment number 76 at Graz.
  • cavalry: Four 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers are awaiting trial on murder charges at Fort Carson, Colorado, in that case.
  • RAF: British Military Aviation in 1996 March Corporal Tracey Wardle becomes the first woman to join the RAF Regiment.
  • ulan: He was now assigned to the ulan regiment number 1 and become an instructor at the cavalry cadet institute at Mährisch-Weißkirchen.
  • hussar: Firstly, she remembered that her Grandmother had a picture of him dressed in the full dress tunic of a hussar regiment.
  • Gurkha: The Gurkha regiment, based in nearby Brecon, was assigned the work of guarding the nests.
regiment Quotes

Nature that framed us of four elements, Warring within our breasts for regiment, Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds: Our souls, whose faculties can comprehend The wondrous architecture of the world, And measure every wandering planet's course, Still climbing after knowledge infinite, And always moving as the restless spheres, Wills us to wear ourselves, and never rest, Until we reach the ripest fruit of all, That perfect bliss and sole felicity, The sweet fruition of an earthly crown.

—Marlowe, Christopher

But what are kings, when regiment isgone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?

—Marlowe, Christopher

In enterprise of martial kind, When there was any fighting, He led his regiment from behindö He found it less exciting. But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore,Oö That celebrated, Cultivated Underrated Nobleman, The Duke of Plaza-Toro!

—Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)

The Monstrous Regiment of Women.

—Knox,John

For they're hangin' Danny Deever, you can hear the Dead March play, The regiment's in 'ollow squareöthey're hangin' himto- day; They've taken of his buttons off an'cut his stripes away, An'they're hangin' Danny Deever in the mornin'.

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard