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Webster 1913 Edition
Regiment
Reg′i-ment
(-ment)
, Noun.
[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
But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
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.
☞ 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.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Regiment
REG'IMENT
,Noun.
1.
In military affairs, a body of men, either horse, foot or artillery, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel and major, and consisting of a number of companies, usually from eight to ten.2.
Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; as used by Hooker, Hale and others. [Wholly obsolete.]REG'IMENT
,Verb.
T.