retinue

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After some consideration he determined to present himself at Court; but his arrival made no stir, as his retinue was as inconsiderable as his stature, and the splendour of his rivals was great enough to throw even Farda- Kinbras himself into the shade.

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  1. noun The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person.

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  • In his retinue was a troop of comedians, a court fool, two dwarfs for luck, seven cooks, three alchemists and an astrologer. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
  • The kings & all their retinue were given seats in a large & ancient chamber; & ancient also were the furnishings of this room, but drink more than enough went round that evening, so strong indeed that all became drunken, and both the head-guard, and the outer-guard fell asleep. —  The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)
  • Then Aladdin, finding that his retinue was much inferior to this detachment, alighted from his horse, and said to the officers: "Execute your orders; I am not conscious that I have committed any offence against the sultan's person or government." —  The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales
  • She set out with a large retinue, and accompanied by her brother Don Giuffrč; Fabio Orsini, now the consort of Girolama Borgia, her kinswoman; and a company of archers. —  Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day
  • While she and her retinue were crossing over the Bridge of S. Angelo, her father stood in a loggia of the castle, feasting his eyes upon his beloved daughter The new year brought Alexander only good news--if we except that of the death of the Cardinal-legate Giovanni Borgia, Bishop of Melfi and Archbishop of Capua, who was known as the "younger," to distinguish him from another cardinal of the same name. —  Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day
 

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  1. Middle English retenue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of retenir, to retain; see retain.

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  1. from Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, a retinue, French retenue, reserve, modesty (= Provencal retenguda; Middle Latin reflex retenuta), feminine of retenu, past participle of retenir, from Latin retinere, retain: see retain.
 

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