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retd.

American  

abbreviation

  1. retained.

  2. retired.

  3. returned.

retd British  

abbreviation

  1. retired

  2. retained

  3. returned

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"She was a very kind Queen. May her soul rest in peace," said Retd Major Bhim Bahadur Gurung, who served as the Queen's orderly in 1975.

From BBC

Hyde, Retd., of the War Office, an impecunious nob who feels that his capacities for command were never adequately recognized in Her Majesty's service.

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