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RETINUE

\ɹˈɛtɪnjˌuː], \ɹˈɛtɪnjˌuː], \ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_n_j_ˌuː]\

Definitions of RETINUE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The suite, or body of persons who attend a prince or person of distinction; train of attendants.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The body of retainers who follow a person of rank: a suite.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Train of attendants.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [French] A body of retainers; a train of attendants ona king or illustrious personage; a suite.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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