COHORTS

Noun

cohorts

plural of cohort

Anagrams

• chroots

Source: Wiktionary


COHORT

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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