Meaning of RETINUE
| Pronunciation: | | 'ret`noo
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| | Definition: | | [n] the group following and attending to some important person |
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| | Synonyms: | | cortege, entourage, suite |
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| | See Also: | | assemblage, bodyguard, court, gathering, guard, royal court | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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