coterie

coterie
\ \ [18] In Old French, coterie was a term for an association of peasant tenants under the feudal system. It was probably derived from an unrecorded *cote ‘hut’. This would have been borrowed from Middle Low German kote, a relative of English cote and cot. In French the word gradually broadened out in meaning to ‘group of people sharing a common interest’, the sense in which English borrowed it in the mid- 18th century.

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  • coterie — [kōt′ə rē] n. [Fr, orig., organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord < OFr cotier,COTTER1] a close circle of friends who share a common interest or background; clique SYN. COTERIE is a small, intimate, somewhat select group of… …   English World dictionary

  • Coterie — Co te*rie (k? te r? ; 277), n. [F., prob. from OF. coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin. See 1st {Cot}.] A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. The queen of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coterie — COTERIE. s. f. Espèce de société, de compagnie. Il se dit particulièrement dans le style familier, De certaines compagnies de quartier, de famille, de parties de plaisir, etc. Tels et tels sont de même coterie. Faire coterie vec uelqu un …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Coterie — may refer to Clique The Coterie, a British society Dōjinshi A family group of black tailed and Mexican prairie dogs This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • coterie — 1738, from Fr. coterie circle of acquaintances, originally in M.Fr. an organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord (14c.), from cotier tenant of a cote (see COTTAGE (Cf. cottage)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • coterie — COTERIE. s. f. Espece de societé, compagnie. Il se dit particulierement dans le stile familier, de Certaines compagnies de quartier, de famille, de parties, de plaisirs, &c. Tel & tel est de sa coterie …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Coterie — (fr., spr. Kotri), 1) geschlossene Gesellschaft, Kränzchen; 2) Partei, die sich in solchen geschlossenen Gesellschaften versammelt u. dort Dinge, die einer anderen Partei zuwider sind, berathschlagt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Coterie — Coterie, geschlossene Gesellschaft, Partei, mit einem verächtlichen Nebenbegriff …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • coterie — index association (alliance), band, confederacy (compact), denomination, organization (association) …   Law dictionary

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