n.; pl.Bevies [ Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage. ] 1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies. [ 1913 Webster ]
What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes. [ 1913 Webster ]