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retinue


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Retinue  \Ret"i*nue\,  n.  [OE.  retinue,  OF  retinue,  fr  retenir 
  to  retain,  engage,  hire.  See  {Retain}.] 
  The  body  of  retainers  who  follow  a  prince  or  other 
  distinguished  person;  a  train  of  attendants;  a  suite. 
 
  Others  of  your  insolent  retinue.  --Shak. 
 
  What  followers,  what  retinue  canst  thou  gain?  --Milton. 
 
  {To  have  at  one's  retinue},  to  keep  or  employ  as  a  retainer; 
  to  retain.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  retinue 
  n  :  the  group  following  and  attending  to  some  important  person 
  [syn:  {cortege},  {suite},  {entourage}] 




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