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Definition of Retinue
1. Noun. The group following and attending to some important person.
Generic synonyms: Assemblage, Gathering
Terms within: Bodyguard
Specialized synonyms: Court, Royal Court
Definition of Retinue
1. n. The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.
Definition of Retinue
1. Noun. A group of servants or attendants, especially of someone considered important. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A service relationship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retinue
1. a group of attendants [n -S] : RETINUED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinue
Literary usage of Retinue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"The individuals accompanying an envoy offi- Different cially, or in his private
service, or as members of his family, or as couriers, compose his retinue. ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1905)
"... was made a prisoner of war by the latter and not released till 1736, although
France protested.1 XI THE retinue OF DIPLOMATIC ENVOYS Vattel, IV. ..."
3. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"The individuals accompanying an envoy officially, or in his private service, or
as members of • his family, or as couriers, compose his retinue. ..."
4. The Law of Nations; Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the by Emer de Vattel (1863)
"The persons in a foreign minister's retinue, being inde- \ 124. The pendent of
the jurisdiction of the country, cannot be taken ..."
5. The American Diplomatic Code Embracing a Collection of Treaties and by Jonathan Elliot, United States (1834)
"It belongs to th« two sovereigns to fix on the degree of jurisdiction that the
minister shall exercise over his retinue; for this point is very far from ..."
6. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"Just at that moment the Cardinal's retinue arrived, and I was glad enough to
travel with their escort safely to Viterbo. From that place onward I had no ..."
7. The Law of Nations, Or, Principles of the Law of Nature Applied to the by Emer de Vattel, Joseph Chitty, Edward Duncan Ingraham (1852)
"The persons in a foreign minister's retinue, being inde- ? 124. The pendent of
the jurisdiction of the country, cannot be taken ambassa- into custody or ..."
8. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"THE WIDOW'S retinue. Little dogs and all! LEAK. ... which I derived from witnessing
the unpacking of her carriage, and the disposing of her retinue. ..."
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