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Definition of Retiracy
1. n. Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Definition of Retiracy
1. Noun. (US dated mostly humorous) retirement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retiracy
1. seclusion [n RETIRACIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retiracy
Literary usage of Retiracy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1843 I'da powerful sight sooner go into retiracy, nor consent to that bill.—R.
Carlton, ' The New Purchase,' i. 74. 1847 Kit North in a state of ..."
2. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, Fd a powerful sight sooner go into retiracy among the wild,
... When Mr. Watson found he had a sufficient' retiracy, he gave up his ..."
3. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"retiracy. 1. Retirement. This absurd word is often applied to the condition of
politicians who have retired, willingly or unwillingly, to private life. ..."
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