retinue

CEFRC1

/ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of people who travel with and serve an important person.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A service relationship.

Examples

  • He grew up in the retinue of the king.

  • They're less a political party and more one conman and his retinue of suckers.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.n(j)uː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.

  2. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.

More examples

In context

  • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift Preceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with...

  • Then Igor looked up at the bright sun and saw all his warriors / darkened from it by a shadow. / And Igor said to his retinue: / “Brothers and companions! It is better to be slain than taken captive. / Mount, brothers, your swift horses that we may glimpse th...

  • the queen’s retinues

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto.