Discipline: nf (word from Old French, Latin disciplina).
The word “discipline” has several meanings:
1. Whip made of cords or small chains used to flog oneself, to mortify oneself.
Disciplinary blows.
Quote from the French playwright and actor Molière (1622-1673): “Laurent, tighten my hair with my discipline”.
2. Aged sense: Instruction, moral direction, influence.
Quote from the man of the Church, theologian, pedagogue and French writer...
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