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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Series \Se"ries\, noun [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf. {Assert}, {Desert} a solitude, {Exert}, {Insert}, {Seraglio}.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events.
During some years his life a series of triumphs. --Macaulay.
2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.
Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes only orders or families; in other cases only species.
3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group of families showing certain structural or morphological relationships. It corresponds to the {cohort} of some writers, and to the {order} of many modern systematists. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form a single path for the current; -- opposed to {parallel}. The parts so arranged are said to be
{in series}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cohort \Co"hort\, noun [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See {Court}, noun]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
2. Any band or body of warriors.
With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. --Milton.
3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cohort
noun
1: a company of companions or supporters
2: a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
3: a group people having approximately the same age [syn: {age group}, {age bracket}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
124 Moby Thesaurus words for "cohort": KP, abettor, accessory, accomplice, accomplice in crime, adherent, adjunct, age group, ally, army, army group, associate, attendance, attendant, band, battalion, battery, battle group, bedfellow, bevy, body, body of retainers, brigade, brother, brother-in-arms, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique, coadjutor, coconspirator, colleague, column, combat command, combat team, companion, company, compatriot, compeer, complement, comrade, confederate, confrere, consociate, consort, contingent, copartner, corps, cortege, coterie, court, covey, crew, crony, crowd, detachment, detail, disciple, division, entourage, faction, fellow, fellow conspirator, fellow member, field army, field train, file, fleet, flying column, follower, following, friend, gang, garrison, group, grouping, groupment, henchman, in-group, junta, kitchen police, legion, maniple, mate, mob, movement, organization, out-group, outfit, pack, parasite, pard, partisan, party, peer group, phalanx, platoon, posse, rank, regiment, retinue, rout, salon, satellite, sectary, section, set, socius criminis, squad, squadron, stable, string, suite, supporter, tactical unit, task force, team, train, tribe, troop, troupe, unit, wing
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