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- noun Plural form of
retinue .
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Examples
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There, before retinues of their peoples, they offered libations and obeisance to the celestial center of the universe.
Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011
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There, before retinues of their peoples, they offered libations and obeisance to the celestial center of the universe.
Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011
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The Iraqi intelligence official said the attacks were trying to present the country as dangerous because Arab heads of state and their large retinues plan to meet in Baghdad in late March for the annual Arab League summit.
Car Bombs Kill 10 in Baghdad Associated Press 2011
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The Iraqi intelligence official said the attacks were trying to present the country as dangerous because Arab heads of state and their large retinues plan to meet in Baghdad in late March for the annual Arab League summit.
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There, before retinues of their peoples, they offered libations and obeisance to the celestial center of the universe.
Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011
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Now that the worst of the worst have finally made it to the screen, we're in a mini golden age of superviolent thrillers about megalomaniacal despots and their sleazy retinues, mass killers and deranged terrorists.
The Devil's Double and more movies on the megalomaniacal 2011
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There, before retinues of their peoples, they offered libations and obeisance to the celestial center of the universe.
Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011
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It also supports his suggestion that the suspiciously swift response of many of Mary's neighbors such as Sir Henry Bedingfield and Sir Richard Southwell was evidence that they had previously been alerted — most likely by Mary's servants — to ready their household retinues.
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With big cities like Damascus often roiled by plague and intrigue, princes and their retinues could escape to these desert retreats for much-needed safety and relaxation.
Snapshot of a Civilization in the Making Christian C. Sahner 2010
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It was customary for the nobles to take turns of a week or more in guarding their sovereign—they would arrange themselves and their retinues in the courtyard just beyond the guard of the Ahadis, set up their sleeping and cooking tents, array their men in semicircular bands around the palaces and on the banks of the Tapti.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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