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regiment

re·gi·ment

UK/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/ US/ˈrɛdʒʌmʌnt/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

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verb

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subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

  • “regiment one”
2.
3.

assign to a regiment

  • “regiment soldiers”

Origin

From Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō (“rule”).

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