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retinue

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ret⋅i⋅nue

  [ret-n-oo, -yoo]
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–noun
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
Origin:
1325–75; ME retinue < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of retenir to retain

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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