Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

coterie
     n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique},
          {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}, {camp}]