COHORT


Meaning of COHORT in English

[ 'kəʊhɔ:t ]

■ noun

1》 [treated as sing. or plural ] an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion.

2》 [treated as sing. or plural ] a group of people with a shared characteristic.

3》 a supporter or companion.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e , or from L. cohors , ~- 'yard, retinue'.

Usage

Cohort in the sense ‘a companion’, as in young Jack arrived with three of his ~s , is well established, but there are still some people who object to it on the grounds that the word should only be used for groups of people, never for individuals.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.