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Retinue — A retinue is a body of persons retained in the service of a noble or royal personage, a suite (literal French meanings: what follows) of retainers. EtymologyThe word, recorded in English since circa 1375, stems from Old French retenue , itself… … Wikipedia
retinue — [14] A retinue is etymologically ‘that which is retained’. The word was borrowed from Old French retenue, the feminine past participle of retenir ‘keep, restrain’ (source of English retain [14]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin *retenēre… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
retain — /rəˈteɪn / (say ruh tayn) verb (t) 1. to keep possession of. 2. to continue to use, practise, etc.: to retain an old custom. 3. to continue to hold or have: this cloth retains its colour. 4. to keep in mind; remember. 5. to hold in place or… …
retinue — [14] A retinue is etymologically ‘that which is retained’. The word was borrowed from Old French retenue, the feminine past participle of retenir ‘keep, restrain’ (source of English retain [14]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin *retenēre… … Word origins
retain — [ri tān′] vt. [ME reteynen < OFr retenir < LL * retenere, for L retinere < re , back + tenere, to hold: see THIN] 1. to hold or keep in possession 2. to keep in a fixed state or condition 3. to continue to have or hold in [to retain… … English World dictionary
