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. [ 1913 Webster ]

But what are kings, when regiment is gone,
But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. Hocker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A region or district governed. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting. ] 1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington. [ 1913 Webster ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. [ PJC ]

a. Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers, clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Regimental school, in the British army, a school for the instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, and their children, in the rudimentary branches of education. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops classified regimentally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Mil.) The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same sense. Colman. [ 1913 Webster ]