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COHORT
cohort
(noun) a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
cohort
(noun) a company of companions or supporters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cohort (plural cohorts)
A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
(statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
(historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men.
An accomplice; abettor; associate.
Any band or body of warriors.
(taxonomy) A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
A colleague.
A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.
Meronyms
• (major unit of the Roman army): legion, maniple, century
Verb
cohort (third-person singular simple present cohorts, present participle cohorting, simple past and past participle cohorted)
To associate with such a group
Anagrams
• chroot, rootch, trocho-
Source: Wiktionary
Co"hort, n. Etym: [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See Court, n.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
2. Any band or body of warriors. With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. Milton.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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