regiment
English
/ˈɹɛdʒɪmənt/
noun
Definitions
- (military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions.
- (now) Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
- (obsolete) The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
- (obsolete) Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
- (obsolete) A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
- (obsolete) A regimen.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French regement derived from Latin regimentum, regō, rego, regere (rule).
Origin
Latin
regō, rego, regere
Gloss
rule
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- enregiment English
- nonregimental English
- regimentable English
- regimental English
- regimentally English
- regimentation English
- subregimental English
- unregimentable English
- unregimental English
- regimen Latin
- regimentum Latin
- regō, rego, regere Latin
- Regiment German
- reggimento Italian
- regiment Dutch, Flemish
- regiment Norwegian Bokmål
- regiment Norwegian Nynorsk
- regiment Catalan, Valencian
- regement Middle French