suite

 
Pronunciation: /swiːt/

noun

  • 1a 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 furniture of the same design: burglars took a three-piece suite
  • 2 Music a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession.
  • a set of selected pieces from an opera or musical, arranged to be played as one instrumental work.
  • 3a 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
  • 4 Computing a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data.
  • 5 Geology 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)