Retinue

Pronunciation ,

• RP IPA: /ˈrÉ›t.ɪ.njuː/
• US IPA: /ˈrÉ›tɪnuː/, /ˈrÉ›tɪnjuː/

Origin

From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir ("retain")

Full definition of retinue

Noun

1. A group of servants or attendants, especially of someone considered important.the queen’s retinues
• 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental DriftPreceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post-Pangaea age.
2. (obsolete) A service relationship.

Anagrams

• neurite
• reunite
• uterine