retinue (redirected from retinues)

ret·i·nue  (rtn-, -y)

n.

The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person.

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[Middle English retenue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of retenir, to retain; see retain.]

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retinue

Noun

a band of attendants accompanying an important person [Old French retenue]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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retinue

noun attendants, entourage, escort, servants, following, train, suite, aides, followers, cortege

Translations

retinue [ˈrɛtɪnjuː] n → séquito, comitiva

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retinue [ˈrɛtɪnjuː] n → suite f, cortège m

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retinue [ˈrɛtɪnjuː] n → Gefolge nt

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retinue [ˈrɛtɪnjuː] n → seguito, scorta

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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 수행원, 시종 palyda svīta; pavadoņi pembantu gevolg følge, tjenerstab świta comitiva suită свита suita spremstvo pratnja följe, svit ข้าราชบริพาร maiyet (高級官員的)隨行人員 почет, кортеж نوکر چاکر đoàn tùy tùng （高级官员的）随行人员