retinue
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- retinued adjective
- unretinued adjective
Etymology
Origin of retinue
1325–75; Middle English retinue < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of retenir to retain
Example Sentences
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In the summer months, the wealthy flocked to luxurious villas in the Bay of Naples with large retinues of slaves.
They were served by a cosmopolitan retinue: Sri Lankan singers, Arab managers, European chefs and always Afghan workers in a multitude of indispensable roles.
She collected some of the most fascinating information on the latter by watching Flo, an older female with a bulbous nose and an amazing retinue of suitors who was bearing children well into her 40s.
From Los Angeles Times
The services of a life-preserving, ego-boosting retinue of intimidating protectors — picture dark glasses, earpiece, stern visage — were cited by more than one Harris associate, past and present, as a factor in her deliberations.
From Los Angeles Times
He pointed out that the monarch had also been behaving erratically in his public life, sacking several senior officials in his retinue.
From BBC
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