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coterie.

feudal community of peasants

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ.tʁi/
  1. feudal community of peasants

    feminine · historical
  2. coterie, clique, cabal, faction (small, exclusive group of individuals advancing shared interests)

    also · derogatory · feminine · figuratively
    esprit de coterie
    coterie politique
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kutąder. Old English cotbor. Medieval Latin coteriabor. French coterie Borrowed from Medieval Latin coteria, from Old English cot.

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