retinue C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.n(j)uː/ UK /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/ See IPA manual Freq #42887 Meanings 1 noun A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important. The queen’s retinues. 2 noun A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus. 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 the Blue Don.”. 3 noun the group following and attending to some important person 4 noun A service relationship. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of attendants or... cortegeentourageretain 3 noun · the group following and... suite Word family Derived forms retinued Related forms hangers-on Etymology From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # retinue **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.n(j)uː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/ **Frequency rank:** 42887 ## 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. 3. the group following and attending to some important person 4. A service relationship. ## Examples - The queen’s retinues. - 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 the Blue Don.”. ## Derived Forms - retinued ## Related Forms - hangers-on ## Etymology From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto. ## Topics - Animals markdown