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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OE.

retinue

, OF.

retinue

, fr.

retenir

to retain, engage, hire. See

The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.

Others of your insolent

retinue

Shakespeare

What followers, what

retinue

canst thou gain?

Milton.

To have at one’s retinue

to keep or employ as a retainer; to retain.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Noun.

[L. retineo; re and tenco, to hold.]

The attendants of a prince or distinguished personage, chiefly on a journey or an excursion; a train of persons.