cortege, retinue, suite, entourage
(noun) the group following and attending to some important person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
entourage (plural entourages)
A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
(topology) A binary relation in a uniform space which generalises the notion of two points being no farther apart than a given fixed distance; a uniform neighbourhood.
Source: Wiktionary
En`tou`rage" (äN`too`razh"), n. [F.]
Definition: Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.
The entourage and mode of life of the mikados were not such as to make of them able rulers. B. H. Chamberlain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
