as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a campaign bus carrying the candidate, her retinue, and a gaggle of reporters and bloggers
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Recent Examples of retinue
Although Marie Antoinette was guillotined in 1793, Debauve survived the revolution—one of the few members of the royal retinue not condemned to death.
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Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving Royalty In Geneva And Paris Boutiques Serving captains of industry, discerning collectors as well as members of European royal families and their retinues, Golay Fils & Stahl received a warrant as the official jeweler to the royal family of Romania at the turn of the 20th century.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Planetary scientists studying our own solar system haven’t fared much better because more than four and a half billion years lie between them and the birth of our own star and its retinue of worlds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
This included assistance with personal loans for the former and help with auditions for young women among the latter’s retinue.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving Royalty In Geneva And Paris Boutiques Serving captains of industry, discerning collectors as well as members of European royal families and their retinues, Golay Fils & Stahl received a warrant as the official jeweler to the royal family of Romania at the turn of the 20th century.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Planetary scientists studying our own solar system haven’t fared much better because more than four and a half billion years lie between them and the birth of our own star and its retinue of worlds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
This included assistance with personal loans for the former and help with auditions for young women among the latter’s retinue.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retinue
entourage
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One alleged member of Williams’ entourage, co-defendant Terrance Rodgers, purportedly posted a video on social media afterwards wearing what prosecutors say is a Rolex stolen in the robbery.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 1540, Don Francisco Vazquez de Coronado set off from Mexico City with an entourage of thousands to find gold in the unexplored north.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Retinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retinue. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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