The 1949 Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines “cohort” as “In the Roman army, one of the ten divisions of a legion,” or “A company or band, especially of warriors.” As a collective noun, it had no plural, since it was the group of individuals, and not the individuals themselves who made up the “cohort.” By the ...
Is there such a word as Cohorting?
Imposed grouping of people, such as health care workers, potentially exposed to designated diseases.
How do you use the word cohort?
cohort
- a group or company: She has a cohort of admirers.
- a companion or associate.
- one of the ten divisions in an ancient Roman legion, numbering from 300 to 600 soldiers.
- any group of soldiers or warriors.
- an accomplice; abettor: He got off with probation, but his cohorts got ten years apiece.
