team

English

/tiːm/

noun
Definitions
  • A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
  • Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
  • (obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
  • (UK) 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.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English teme (folk) derived from Old English tēam (offspring, set of draught animals, brood, child-bearing, family, team) derived from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (that which draws pulls, pull, draw, bridle, tether, strap, cord, rope), *taugijaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug), *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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