suite
noun
[ swiːt ]
• a set of rooms designated for one person's or family's use or for a particular purpose.
• "a suite of reception rooms"
• a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession.
• a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank.
• "the Royal Saloon was built for the use of the Queen and her suite"
Similar:
retinue,
entourage,
train,
escort,
cortège,
royal household,
court,
company,
following,
staff,
attendants,
retainers,
followers,
companions,
servants,
• a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data.
• a group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period.
• "potassic rock suites are a characteristic feature of the area"
Origin:
late 17th century: from French, from Anglo-Norman French siwte (see suit).
