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retinue

[ret-n-oo, -yoo] Origin

ret·i·nue

[ret-n-oo, -yoo]
noun
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English retinue < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of retenir to retain

ret·i·nued, adjective
un·ret·i·nued, adjective
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retinue (ˈrɛtɪˌnjuː)
 
n
a body of aides and retainers attending an important person, royalty, etc
 
[C14: from Old French retenue, from retenir to retain]
 
'retinued
 
adj

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retinue
late 14c., from O.Fr. retenue "group of followers, state of service," lit. "that which is retained," from fem. pp. of retenir "to employ, to retain, hold back" (see retain).
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