regimental
8
7.0
- adjective
- /ˌrɛdʒɪˈmɛntəl/
:
regimental
- There's loud cheering from the men now, regimental pride and bravado covering any trace of nerves.
- regimental commander
- regimental officer
- regimental history
And then the regimental commander, he was, he was great.
- And then the regimental commander, he was, he was great.
Examples
-
The soldiers marched proudly in their regimental uniforms during the parade.
-
Sergeants Schmidt, Payne, and Gunnery Sergeant King are waiting for us beside the regimental flagpole.
Fiction book (1998) -
Do you remember that night we went to your regimental dinner?
-
The whole regimental band is coming down the street!
-
Yes, and I think you should bear the regimental colors.
-
During seven years of service, he rose from simple soldier to regimental commander.
Academic text (2002) -
The ladies are dressed in ballgowns, the officers in regimental colours.
Fiction book (2002) -
Rows of soldiers march by, in perfect squares, proudly wearing their regimental colors.
Fiction book (2002) -
Paschall Page, the regimental sergeant major, came up to Captain Lewis and saluted.
Fiction book (1992) -
The officers pour out of the barrack gates in full regimental uniform, a sea of gleaming red.
Fiction book (2002)
How Military
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Regimental comes from regiment, which originally meant a 'group of soldiers' and carries the older idea of 'rule' or 'order'—the same root you see in regular. So something described as regimental belongs to that soldier group or to their rules and traditions.