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Another word for retinue

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Noun

  1. A group of attendants or followers

      1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
      2. A staff of people following in attendance; a retinue.
      3. A group of persons following as attendants in a procession; retinue; suite
      1. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite of minerals.
      2. (Music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
      3. (Music) An early form of instrumental composition consisting of a series of dances in the same key or in related keys
      1. A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples:
      2. Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.
      3. A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
      1. One's environment or surroundings.
      2. A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
      3. A group of accompanying attendants, assistants, or associates; retinue
    See also:

    over

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Another word for retinue

Noun
      1. The movement of such a group.
      2. A number of persons or things moving forward, as in a parade, in an orderly, formal way
      3. A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.
      1. A group of procedures that work cooperatively:
      2. (Music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
      3. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite of minerals.
      1. A set of linked mechanical parts:
      2. Any connected order or arrangement; series; sequence
      3. A group of persons, animals, vehicles, etc. that follow one another in a line; procession; caravan; cortege
      1. One's environment or surroundings.
      2. A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
      3. A group of accompanying attendants, assistants, or associates; retinue
    See also:

    following

    escort

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Sentence Examples

  • Towards the end of 66 he arrived in Greece with a retinue of soldiers, courtiers, musicians and dancers.

  • In magnificence of equipage and retinue the abbots vied with the first nobles of the realm.

  • Her accomplishments attracted Theodosius' sister Pulcheria, who took her into her retinue and destined her to be the emperor's wife.

  • As to the serfs the only indication was that three out of their huge retinue disappeared during the night, but nothing was stolen; and as to the value of their possessions, the thirty peasant carts that had come in from their estates and which many people envied proved to be extremely valuable and they were offered enormous sums of money for them.

  • At Kandahar he planned a conspiracy against the government, slew Gurji Khan and his retinue, seized the city, defeated two Persian armies sent against him, and died a natural death in i715.

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