Synonyms for regiment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noun rej-uh-muh nt; verb rej-uh-ment |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈrɛdʒ ə mənt; verb ˈrɛdʒ əˌmɛnt |
Définition of regiment
Origin :- late 14c., "government, rule, control," from Old French regiment "government, rule" (14c.), from Late Latin regimentum "rule, direction," from Latin regere "to rule" (see regal). Meaning "unit of an army" first recorded 1570s (originally the reference was to permanent organization and discipline), from French. The exact number in the unit varies over time and place.
- noun corps
- There is an officer in this regiment of the name of Chatterton?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- In the interim, the Colonel sent one day to know if he would drill the regiment.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- A regiment which had left Fort Colburne was said to be on the road to reinforce them.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- I did not know how to read as well as a lot of the schemers who were in my regiment.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- The barrel of beer is in the corner but it is sacred as the honour of the regiment!
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- The wisdom of putting the regiment into the hands of the sergeant was now shown.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- There was no interruption this time, and early in the morning the regiment was up and away.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- An Ohio regiment, which can also deal with Slade if it catches him, will defile to the left.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Dick slipped back to his regiment, and lay down, but again could not sleep.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Behind him trailed the Winchester regiment, now reorganized and mounted.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
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