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
The author is credited with popularizing ‘Ivy Style’ and was known to wear Brooks Brothers polo collar shirts, today called oxford shirts, as part of his daily retinue.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
The author is credited with popularizing ‘Ivy Style’ and was known to wear Brooks Brothers polo collar shirts, today called oxford shirts, as part of his daily retinue.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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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Michael Jackson‘s estate is facing a new wave of molestation allegations leveled at the late pop star, this time from four siblings from New Jersey who say they were groomed and abused for years and that the many handlers in Jackson’s entourage willingly enabled it all.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cernuzio, an Italian reporter with Vatican Media, the Holy See’s in-house news operation, developed a close personal relationship with Francis and often traveled in his entourage when the pope left the Vatican.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Retinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retinue. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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