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retinue

[ ret-n-oo, -yoo ]

noun

  1. a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.


retinue

/ ˈrɛtɪˌnjuː /

noun

  1. a body of aides and retainers attending an important person, royalty, etc


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Derived Forms

  • ˈretiˌnued, adjective

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Other Words From

  • reti·nued adjective
  • un·reti·nued adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinue1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinue1

C14: from Old French retenue , from retenir to retain

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Example Sentences

And so, the horned god became Satan—and others in his demonic retinue.

Shaving: the most boring, tedious thing a man must do in his little retinue of personal upkeep chores.

First charged with “piracy,” each member of the retinue now faces seven years in jail if found guilty of “hooliganism.”

And then his retinue of friends and spiritual advisors arrived, and he floated away on a cloud of "insiderdom" and "privilege."

There is a usually a retinue of “reliable” Mohalells in each pious community.

When the Begum and the moulvie departed for Lucknow they were accompanied by nearly the whole of their retinue.

Well, her father established Peggy in a big house in St. James's—huge retinue of servants and so forth.

Gazing toward the Distance, the Wazir saw the Princess and her retinue nearing their destination.

The past has come down to us cloaked and shrouded, and attended by its decorous retinue of mutes and bearers.

His guardsmen trotted alongside while the rest of his retinue mounted and followed as best they could.

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