An alternative or variant spelling of coterie; a small exclusive group of people sharing interests.
A variant spelling of coterie, possibly representing an older or dialectal pronunciation. The spelling appears in historical texts and some dictionaries as an acceptable alternative.
English spelling was incredibly inconsistent in the 1500s-1700s, so 'cotery' and 'coterie' could both appear in the same book—it's like the Wild West of spelling before dictionaries standardized everything.
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