suit

¹suit

noun \ˈsüt\

Definition of SUIT

1

archaic : suite 1

2

a : recourse or appeal to a feudal superior for justice or redress b : an action or process in a court for the recovery of a right or claim

3

: an act or instance of suing or seeking by entreaty : appeal; specifically : courtship

4

: a group of things forming a unit : suite —used chiefly of armor, sails, and counters in games

5

: a set of garments: as a : an ensemble of two or more usually matching outer garments (as a jacket, vest, and trousers) <businessmen wearing three-piece suits> b : a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions <gym suits>

6

a : all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol b : all the dominoes bearing the same number c : all the cards or counters in a particular suit held by one player <a 5-card suit> d : the suit led <follow suit>

7

slang : a business executive —usually used in plural

— suit·ed \ˈsü-təd\ adjective

Examples of SUIT

1. He wore his gray suit to the job interview.
2. <filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire>

Origin of SUIT

Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo-French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere to follow — more at sue

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SUIT

Synonyms: action, proceeding, lawsuit

Related Words: litigation; case, cause, complaint; counterclaim, countersuit, cross action, cross-claim

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Rhymes with SUIT

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute