Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Regiment (-s)
regiment (-s), n. [Late L. regěre, rule.] (webplay: commanded).
- Army; host; legion; squadron; troop; platoon; unit; body of soldiers; organized group of military men. (666/752)
- [Fig.] host of forest creatures; group of animals.
- [Fig.] mountain range; cluster of mountain peaks.
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