regiment

Definition

A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "It was an old, withered man, who had served the Government in the days of the Mutiny as a native officer in a newly raised cavalry regiment."
• "As the prime minister insisted that he had "never told a lie" in his life, the Tory leader attacked him for ordering Scottish troops into battle with no warning that their regiments would be disbanded."
• "What place is there in all the world, not ſubiect to the regiment and power of this citie?"