Definition of RETINUE

retinue

Plural: retinues

Noun

  • A group of attendants or retainers accompanying an important person.
  • the group following and attending to some important person
  • A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
  • A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.
  • A service relationship.

Examples

  • the queen’s retinues
  • With a full rack of vowels, his tiles seemed to have arrived with a regal retinue.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto.

Scrabble Score: 7

retinue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
retinue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retinue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

retinue: valid Words With Friends Word