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retainership
[ ri-tey-ner-ship ]
/ rɪˈteɪ nərˌʃɪp /
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noun
the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
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Words nearby retainership
retained, retained earnings, retained object, retained object complement, retainer, retainership, retaining ring, retaining wall, retake, retaliate, retaliation
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How to use retainership in a sentence
They were familiar with exacting modes of personal retainership, which merged the followers freedom in his lords will.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn TaylorThey had settled upon the Prince of India in a kind of retainership.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace