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ret⋅i⋅nue
[ret-n-oo, -yoo] 
nˌu
–noun
| a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite. |
Related forms:
ret⋅i⋅nued, adjective
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| ret·i·nue (rět'n-ōō', -yōō') n. The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person. [Middle English retenue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of retenir, to retain; see retain.] |
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Retinue
Ret"i*nue\, n. [OE. retinue, OF. retinue, fr. retenir to retain, engage, hire. See Retain.] The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite. Others of your insolent retinue. --Shak. What followers, what retinue canst thou gain? --Milton. To have at one's retinue, to keep or employ as a retainer; to retain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : retinue
Spanish:
séquito, comitiva,
German:
das Gefolge,
Japanese:
お供
retinue
c.1375, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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