regiment
noun/ˈredʒɪmənt/
/ˈredʒɪmənt/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel
- an armoured/a cavalry/an infantry/a tank regiment
- the Parachute Regiment
- He enlisted in the Lancashire regiment.
- The regiment was/were ordered to the front.
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- (formal) a large number of people or things
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rule or government’): via Old French from late Latin regimentum ‘rule’, from regere ‘to rule’.
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