COHORT

cohort. Cohort, n. a troop of Roman soldiers about 5

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Co″hort (?), n. [[L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See Court, n.]] 1. 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
2. 2. Any band or body of warriors.
With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. Milton. 3. 3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.