a body of assistants, followers, or servants attending a person of rank or importance; train of attendants or retainers
Origin of retinue
Middle English retenue from OFr, feminine of retenu, past participle of retenir: see retain
noun
The definition of a retinue is a group made up of followers and people who work for a famous person.
An example of a retinue is most of the followers of a specific guru attending a retreat.
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noun
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 .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural retinues)
- A group of servants or attendants, especially of someone considered important.
- the queen's retinues
Origin
From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain")
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Sentence Examples
- In magnificence of equipage and retinue the abbots vied with the first nobles of the realm.
- Towards the end of 66 he arrived in Greece with a retinue of soldiers, courtiers, musicians and dancers.
- Her accomplishments attracted Theodosius' sister Pulcheria, who took her into her retinue and destined her to be the emperor's wife.
- He had his country houses and fisheries, and when he travelled to attend parliament his retinue amounted to upwards of ioo persons.
- In the age succeeding the Mahommedan conquest the exilarch was noted for the stately retinue that accompanied him, the luxurious banquets given at his abode, and the courtly etiquette that prevailed there.
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