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co·hort
\ˈkōˌhȯ(ə)rt, -ȯ(ə)t, usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French cohorte, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, cohort — more at court
1.
a. : one of ten divisions of an ancient Roman legion comprising at first 300 but later 500 to 600 soldiers
b. : a similar subdivision in some organizations of Roman cavalry or auxiliary troops
c. : a group of warriors or soldiers
d. : company, band, group
< a loyal cohort of adherents — S.N.Behrman >
e. : a group of individuals or vital statistics about them having a statistical factor in common in a demographic study (as year of birth)
< data that tells what happened to a cohort of patients admitted in a specific year — Diagnostic & Statistical Manual >
< a cohort of 100,000 females starting life together >
2. : a taxonomic category of somewhat indefinite rank:
a. botany : a category nearly equivalent to and now generally replaced by the modern order
b. zoology : suborder
3.
a. : companion, accomplice
< he and three alleged housebreaking cohorts were arraigned on attempted burglary charges — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican >
b. : follower, supporter
< a congressman accompanied by a group of loyal cohorts > |