'Coterie' definitions:
Definition of 'coterie'
(from WordNet)
noun
An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp]
Definition of 'Coterie'
From: GCIDE
- 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 your coterie." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coterie'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- age group,
- band,
- battalion,
- bevy,
- body,
- brigade,
- bunch,
- cabal,
- cadre,
- camarilla,
- cast,
- cell,
- charmed circle,
- circle,
- clan,
- clique,
- closed circle,
- cohort,
- company,
- complement,
- contingent,
- corps,
- covey,
- crew,
- crowd,
- detachment,
- detail,
- division,
- elite,
- elite group,
- faction,
- fleet,
- gang,
- group,
- grouping,
- groupment,
- in-group,
- ingroup,
- inner circle,
- junta,
- junto,
- mob,
- movement,
- out-group,
- outfit,
- pack,
- party,
- peer group,
- phalanx,
- platoon,
- posse,
- regiment,
- ring,
- salon,
- set,
- squad,
- stable,
- string,
- team,
- tribe,
- troop,
- troupe,
- we-group,
- wing