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DictionaryregimentMilitary unit
noun / verb

regiment

REJ-ih-munt/ˈredʒɪmənt/

A formally organized military unit made of battalions.

The model shows a regiment made up of three battalions.

A military training model shows one regimental formation composed of three distinct battalion formations.
Etymology
regiLatinto rule, direct
+mentLatinresult or means

From the idea of ruling or directing, regiment first meant government or control. Its military meaning refers to troops organized under permanent authority and discipline, rather than to a fixed number of soldiers.

In context

LibriVox Audiobooks374:33
Reveille at 6:00 a.m. Rations came up for a full regiment. It worked out at two to a loaf instead of three or four.
Everyman at War. Sixty Personal Narratives of the War by Charles B. Purdom Part 1/3 | Audio Book

More examples

  • Her brother serves in an infantry regiment.
  • Two regiments share the training grounds.
  • The coach regiments every part of the team's daily routine.

Forms

regiment · regiments · regimented · regimenting

regimentation noun — Organization or control through strict rules.

Similar words

unit
A general term for military groups of any size.
formation
An organized military grouping, not necessarily made of battalions.