a family; a body of attendants; a company of people employed together; a great number; the multitude. See also flock, retinue, train.
Examples: meiny of attendants; of brooks; of chessmen (a set); of cranes; of geese; of male foals; of oxen; of people; of pilgrims; of plants; of discontented puritans; of rascals; of sheep; of sparrows; of villains.