Cohort

n.	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.

Noun	1.	cohort - a company of companions or supporters
	2.	cohort - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
	3.	cohort - a group people having approximately the same age Synonyms: age bracket, age group

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