retinue

Meaning

1. A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
2. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.
3. (obsolete) A service relationship.

Synonyms

train

🚋

suite

entourage

attendants

followers

follower

escort

accompaniment

cortege

servants

attendant

retainer

suit

servant

company

subsequence

supporters

tail

tram

🚊

troupe

vassal

cortège

train of attendants

attendance on

escourt

follovers

attendants collectively

vānaprastha

without any escort

subsequency

attendance

cabinet

🗄️

chaperon

companion

congress

convention

council

court

following

guard

💂

officials

party

🥳

rout

sequence

Translations

Gefolge

seguito

séquito

escorte

ακολουθία

comitiva

gevolg

séquito

cortège

cortejo

seguici

entourage

entourage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛt.ɪ.njuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: retenue

In summary

From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto.