COHORT


Meaning of COHORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkō-ˌhȯrt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cohort-, cohors — more at court

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion

b. : a group of warriors or soldiers

c. : band , group

d. : a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study

a cohort of premedical students

2. : companion , colleague

a few of their… cohort s decided to form a company — Burt Hochberg

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.