n.
Pronunciation: ' kw ī (- ə )r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quer, from Anglo-French queor, from Medieval Latin chorus, from Latin, chorus ― more at CHORUS
Date: 14th century
1 : an organized company of singers (as in a church service)
2 : a group of instruments of the same class <a brass choir >
3 : an organized group of persons or things
4 : a division of angels
5 : the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy also : the part of a church where the services are performed
6 : a group organized for ensemble speaking