retinue

Definitions


[ˈrɛtɪnjuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
(e.g: the rock star's retinue of security guards and personal cooks)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French retenue, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of retenir ‘keep back, retain’




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