coterie
noun
[ ˈkəʊt(ə)ri ]
• a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.
• "a coterie of friends and advisers"
Similar:
clique,
set,
circle,
inner circle,
crowd,
in-crowd,
gang,
band,
pack,
crew,
clan,
club,
fellowship,
brotherhood,
fraternity,
sorority,
sect,
camp,
community,
league,
alliance,
faction,
cabal,
junta,
caucus,
syndicate,
nucleus,
cell,
push,
Origin:
early 18th century: from French, earlier denoting an association of tenants, based on Middle Low German kote ‘cote’.
