Cohort

['kəʊhɔːt] or ['kohɔrt]

(noun.) a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion).

(noun.) a company of companions or supporters.

Edited by Kelsey--From WordNet

(n.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.

(n.) Any band or body of warriors.

(n.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.

Typist: Owen

n. among the Romans a body of soldiers from 300 to 600 in number forming a tenth part of a legion: a band of armed men: any band of men.

Edited by Aaron

Typist: Pierce