regiment

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Synonyms: regimen, regimens, reticent, regent, raiment, segment, renitent, regime, resident, tegument, sediment

Antonyms: regimen, regimens, reticent, regent, raiment, segment, renitent, regime, resident, tegument, sediment

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|military}} A [[unit]] of armed troops under the command of an [[officer]], and consisting of several smaller units. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{senseid|en|governance authority}}{{lb|en|now|_|rare|archaic}} [[rule|Rule]] or [[governance]] over a person, place etc.; [[government]], [[authority]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The state or office of a [[ruler]]; [[rulership]]. {{defdate|14th|17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[influence|Influence]] or [[control]] exercised by someone or something (especially a planet). {{defdate|14th–17th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|countable|obsolete}} A place under a particular rule; a [[kingdom]] or [[domain]]. {{defdate|14th–17th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|countable|obsolete|medicine}} A [[regimen]]. {{defdate|15th–19th c.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To form [[soldier]]s into a regiment.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[systematize]], or put in [[rigid]] [[order]].

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