team

Meaning

1. A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
2. Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
3. (obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
4. (obsolete) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.
5. A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus.

group

crew

staff member

group of workers

anulus

ship’s company

bunch gang

working committee

nest group

war-party

erst

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːm/

From Middle English tem, teem, teme, from Old English tēam (“child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of draught animals”), from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“that which draws or pulls”), from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, *tugōną, *teuhōną, *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull, draw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Scots team, teem (“a chain, harness”), Saterland Frisian Toom (“bridle; breeding”), West Frisian team (“bridle, team”), Dutch toom (“bridle, reins, flock of birds”), German Low German Toom (“bridle”), German Zaum (“bridle”), Norwegian tømme (“bridle, rein”), Swedish töm (“leash, rein”). More at teem, tie, tow.