regiment
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,827 of 86,584 words measured. It occurs 45,554 times across 411,287 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization regiment one's children
- form (military personnel) into a regiment
- assign to a regiment regiment soldiers
noun
- army unit smaller than a division
regiment in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Here there comes a regiment With Captain Thomas Brown, O!
Nursie's Little Rhyme Book · H. (Henriëtte) [Illustrator] Willebeek le Mair · Chapter 1
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The regiment was in cantonments near the northern frontier of India.
Through Three Campaigns · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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I rejoined my regiment, and from that time never saw my old chum again.
The Queen's cadet, and other tales · James Grant · Chapter 1
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Before the toy captain had time to answer, the band of the regiment struck up an inspiriting march.
The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories · Evelyn Sharp · Chapter 3
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On the road I met a friend who holds the same pest in his regiment as I do in mine.
Punch — Vol. 150, February 16, 1916 · Various · Chapter 1