discipline
/dissiplin/ • noun 1 the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour. 2 controlled behaviour resulting from such training. 3 a branch of knowledge, especially one studied in higher education. • verb 1 train in obedience or self-control by punishment or imposing rules. 2 punish or rebuke formally for an offence. 3 (disciplined) behaving in a controlled way. — DERIVATIVES disciplinary adjective. — ORIGIN Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’.
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