regimentation

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regiment

▶noun /ˈrɛdʒɪm(ə)nt/ 

• 1 a permanent unit of an army, typically divided into several smaller units and often into two battalions.

• 2 a large number of people or things.

• 3 archaic rule or government.

▶verb /ˈrɛdʒɪmɛnt/ organize according to a strict system.

– derivatives
regimental adjective,
regimentally adverb,
regimentation noun.

– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. regimentum ‘rule’, from regere ‘to rule’.