retinue

ret·i·nue (r

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)

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.]

retinue [ˈrɛtɪˌnjuː]

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

[from Old French retenue, from retenir to retain]

retinued adj

Retinue a body of retainers, followers, or attendants, 1375. See also servantry, staff.

Examples: retinue of horses, 1667; of men, 1592; of nymphs, 1595; of officers and servants, 1878; of retainers, 1375; of servants, 1770.

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Noun

retinue - the group following and attending to some important person

entourage, cortege, suite

assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place

bodyguard - a group of men who escort and protect some important person

royal court, court - the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

retinue

noun attendants, entourage, escort, servants, following, train, suite, aides, followers, cortege She left, followed by her retinue.

Translations

retinue [ˈretɪnjuː] N → séquito m, comitiva f

retinue [ˈrɛtɪnjuː] n → suite f, cortège m

retinue

n → Gefolge nt

retinue [ˈrɛtɪˌnjuː] n → seguito, scorta

retinue

n retinue [ˈretinjuː]

the servants, officials etc who accompany a person of importance. gevolg, stoet حاشِيَه، مُرافِقون свита svita, družina følge das Gefolge ακολουθία séquito, comitiva saatjaskond همراهان؛ خدم و حشم seurue suite פָּמַליָה ठाट-बाट pratnja (ugledne osobe), svita kíséret pengiring fylgdarlið seguito, scorta お供 (시종의) 일행, 수행원 palyda svīta; pavadoņi pembantu gevolg følge, tjenerstab świta comitiva suită свита suita spremstvo pratnja följe, svit ข้าราชบริพาร maiyet (重要人士的)隨行人員 почет, кортеж نوکر چاکر đoàn tùy tùng （高级官员的）随行人员

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assemblage bodyguard Comitatus convoy cortege cortège Court courting Curiality Douth entourage equipage following gathering ging Meine meiny royal court satellitium	We set out with very good advantage as to finding the way; for we got leave to travel in the retinue of one of their mandarins, a kind of viceroy or principal magistrate in the province where they reside, and who take great state upon them, travelling with great attendance, and great homage from the people, who are sometimes greatly impoverished by them, being obliged to furnish provisions for them and all their attendants in their journeys. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context "I do not understand," she said, and turning walked slowly in the direction of the door through which Issus and her retinue had passed. The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Guillaume Lejean, intrusted with a mission by the French Government, reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea, and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty-one hired men and twenty soldiers, but he could not get past Gondokoro, and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes, who were in full revolt. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context	retinal cone retinal detachment retinal purple retinal rivalry retinal rod retinal scanning Retinalite Retinasphalt retinene Retinerved Retineum Retinic retinite retinitis retinitis pigmentosa retino- retinoblastoma retinoic acid retinoid retinol retinopathy Retinophora Retinophoral retinoscope retinoscopy retinue retinula Retinulate Retiped Retiracy Retirade retiral retire retired Retired flank retired list retired person Retired Reserve retiree retirement retirement account retirement age retirement benefit retirement check retirement community retirement complex retirement fund retirement pension retirement plan retirement program retirement relief	retinopathy of prematurity retinopathy of prematurity retinopathy of prematurity retinopathy of prematurity retinopexy Retinophora Retinophoral retinoschisis retinoschisis retinoschisis retinoscope retinoscope retinoscope retinoscope retinoscope retinoscopic retinoscopic retinoscopic artefact retinoscopic band retinoscopies retinoscopies retinoscopy retinoscopy retinoscopy retinosis Retinospora Retinospora retinotopic retinotopic map retinotopically retinue retinues retinula retinula retinulae retinulae retinular retinular Retinulate retinyl Retinyl Ester Hydrolase Retinyl Fatty Acyl Esters Retiped Retiracy Retirade retiral retirals Retirar Retirar Retirar Retirar retire retire retire retire retire retiré retiré retiré retiré Retire a Bill

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Curiality
Douth
entourage
equipage
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gathering
ging
Meine
meiny
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We set out with very good advantage as to finding the way; for we got leave to travel in the retinue of one of their mandarins, a kind of viceroy or principal magistrate in the province where they reside, and who take great state upon them, travelling with great attendance, and great homage from the people, who are sometimes greatly impoverished by them, being obliged to furnish provisions for them and all their attendants in their journeys.

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context

"I do not understand," she said, and turning walked slowly in the direction of the door through which Issus and her retinue had passed.

The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Guillaume Lejean, intrusted with a mission by the French Government, reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea, and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty-one hired men and twenty soldiers, but he could not get past Gondokoro, and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes, who were in full revolt.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

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