From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe old school tiethe old school tieBritish English the situation that exists when people who went to the same private school use their influence to help each other get work or other advantages a system based on social class and the old school tie → old school tiethe old school tiethe old school tieBritish English informalSYSTEMHELP the unofficial system by which people who went to the same school, especially an expensive one, help each other to gain important positions later in their lives → school tie
