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Webster 1913 Edition
Retired
Re-tired′
,Adj.
1.
Private; secluded; quiet;
as, a
retired
life; a person of retired
habits.A
retired
part of the peninsula. Hawthorne.
2.
Withdrawn from active duty or business;
as, a
retired
officer; a retired
physician.Retired flank
(Fort.)
, a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work.
– Retired list
(Mil. & Naval)
, a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government.
Re-tired′ly
, adv.
Re-tired′ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Retired
RETI'RED
, a.1.
Secluded from much society or from public notice; private. He lives a retired life; he has a retired situation.2.
Secret; private; as retired speculations.3.
Withdrawn.