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

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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

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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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