noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A regimen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To form soldiers into a regiment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To systematize, or put in rigid order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
army unit smaller than a division
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
regiment one's children
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control, command
12
verb
Meaning 12
form (military personnel) into a regiment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: form, organize, organise
History
Etymology
From Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō (“rule”).
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
regiment
— army unit
Albanian:
regjiment
— army unit
Arabic:
فَوْج
(fawj)
— army unit
Armenian:
զորագունդ
(zoragund)
— army unit
Azerbaijani:
alay
— army unit
Basque:
erregimentu
— army unit
Belarusian:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Bengali:
রেজিমেন্ট
(rejimenṭo)
— army unit
Bulgarian:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Catalan:
regiment
— army unit
Chinese Cantonese:
團 /团
(tyun4)
— army unit
Chinese Mandarin:
團 /团
(tuán)
— army unit
Chinese Mandarin:
軍團 /军团
(jūntuán)
— army unit
Czech:
pluk
— army unit
Danish:
regiment
— army unit
Dutch:
regiment
— army unit
Dutch:
afdeling
— army unit
Esperanto:
regimento
— army unit
Estonian:
rügement
— army unit
Finnish:
rykmentti
— army unit
French:
régiment
— army unit
Galician:
rexemento
— army unit
Georgian:
პოლკი
(ṗolḳi)
— army unit
Georgian:
ლეგიონი
(legioni)
— army unit
German:
Regiment
— army unit
Greek:
σύνταγμα
(sýntagma)
— army unit
Hebrew:
רגימנט
(regimént)
— army unit
Hindi:
बहुसंख्या
(bahusaṅkhyā)
— army unit
Hindi:
रेजिमेंट
(rejimẽṭ)
— army unit
Hindi:
पलटन
(palṭan)
— army unit
Hungarian:
ezred
— army unit
Hungarian:
regiment
— army unit
Ido:
regimento
— army unit
Indonesian:
resimen
— army unit
Ingrian:
polkka
— army unit
Irish:
reisimint
— army unit
Italian:
reggimento
— army unit
Japanese:
連隊
(rentai)
— army unit
Kazakh:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Khmer:
កងវរសេនាធំ
(kɑɑng vɔɔ seenaa thom)
— army unit
Korean:
연대
(yeondae)
— army unit
Korean:
련대
(ryeondae)
— army unit
Kyrgyz:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Latin:
cohors
— army unit
Latin:
regimentum
— army unit
Latvian:
pulks
— army unit
Lithuanian:
pulkas
— army unit
Macedonian:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Malay:
rejimen
— army unit
Maltese:
riġment
— army unit
Māori:
hapū hōia
— army unit
Mongolian:
хороо
(xoroo)
— army unit
Norman:
régînment
— army unit
Norwegian Bokmål:
regiment
— army unit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
regiment
— army unit
Pashto:
غونډ
(ǧwənḍ)
— army unit
Persian:
هنگ
(hang)
— army unit
Persian:
رژیمان
(režimân)
— army unit
Persian:
فوج
(fowj)
— army unit
Polish:
pułk
— army unit
Polish:
regiment
— army unit
Portuguese:
regimento
— army unit
Romanian:
regiment
— army unit
Russian:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Scottish Gaelic:
rèisimeid
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
пуко̀внија
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
пук
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
регѝме̄нта
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
pukòvnija
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
puk
— army unit
Serbo-Croatian:
regìmēnta
— army unit
Slovak:
pluk
— army unit
Slovene:
polk
— army unit
Spanish:
regimiento
— army unit
Swahili:
rejimenti
— army unit
Swedish:
regemente
— army unit
Tagalog:
rehimyento
— army unit
Tajik:
ҳанг
(hang)
— army unit
Tatar:
алай
(alay)
— army unit
Thai:
กรม
(grom)
— army unit
Turkish:
alay
— army unit
Turkmen:
polk
— army unit
Ukrainian:
полк
(polk)
— army unit
Urdu:
رجمنٹ
(rejimenṭ)
— army unit
Uyghur:
پولك
(polk)
— army unit
Uzbek:
polk
— army unit
Vietnamese:
trung đoàn
— army unit
Welsh:
catrawd
— army unit
Italian:
irreggimentare
— to build a social group, enforced by social rules
Sicilian:
rriggimintari
— to build a social group, enforced by social rules
Spanish:
regimentar
— to build a social group, enforced by social rules
Spanish:
reglamentar
— to build a social group, enforced by social rules