01 n. A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
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A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.(Rom. Antiq.)
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Any band or body of warriors.“With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim.” — Milton.
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3.
A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.(Bot.)