Reg"i*ment, 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.
Reg"i*ment (-ment), n. [F.
régiment 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.
Hocker.
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.
&fist; 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"i*ment (-m?nt), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. &
vb. n. Regimenting.] To form into a regiment or
into regiments. Washington.
Reg"i*ment, 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.
