retinue
retinue
Definition
reti·nue (ret′'n o̵̅o̅′, -yo̵̅o̅′)
noun
a body of assistants, followers, or servants attending a person of rank or importance; train of attendants or retainers
Etymology: ME retenue < OFr, fem. of retenu, pp. of retenir: see retain
retinue
Synonyms
retinue
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- servant: The two men were helped into their coats by the retinue of servants that seemed to always be within call.
- planet: By this date the crescent Moon will have joined the retinue of planets - see Dia.
- attendant: Both Vader and Palpatine are dead; the greater part of their odd, unnatural, retinue of attendants is also dead.
- staff: It's not surprising that large retinues of staff are required to run these great houses.
- man: Huge retinues of armed men - unfree knights - were maintained to sustain the level of conflict.
- nobility: She was accompanied in her journey by the Earl of Surrey and a splendid retinue of English nobility and gentry.
Converse of subject
- accompany: They were accompanied also by a small retinue of indentured male and female servants.
Converse of object
- have: To purchase social status, you must have a retinue formed from other members of your group who have given you their loyalty.
- join: By this date the crescent Moon will have joined the retinue of planets - see Dia.
Adjective modifier
- royal: He at once called all the royal retinue for a sudden meeting.
- numerous: James V. , and a numerous retinue of followers pass through Kinross on their way to Perth.
- large: It's not surprising that large retinues of staff are required to run these great houses.
- small: The chief and a small retinue met the Ford lorry at the outskirts.
- whole: In 1245 it received at one time Pope Innocent IV. and the French king, with their whole retinue.
- great: This he carried out with aplomb, traveling with a great retinue, his lavish style made an impression on the French.
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