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retinue |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retinue \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retinue n : the group following and attending to some important person [syn: {cortege}, {suite}, {entourage}]
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