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suite definition

suite (swēt; for 2b, also so̵̅o̅t)

noun

  1. a group of attendants or servants; train; retinue; staff
  2. a set or series of related things; specif.,
    1. a group of connected rooms used as a unit, such as an apartment
    2. a set of pieces of matched furniture for a given room a bedroom suite
  3. Music
    1. an early form of instrumental composition consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys
    2. a modern instrumental composition in a number of movements

Etymology: Fr: see suit

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