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Retainer vs Retinue - What's the difference?

retainer | retinue |

As nouns the difference between retainer and retinue

is that retainer is a dependent or follower of someone of rank while retinue is a group of servants or attendants, especially of someone considered important.

retainer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
  • A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
  • Any thing or person that retains.
  • A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
    • This lawyer charges a retainer for his work .
  • (dentistry): A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

    • Related terms

    * retain

    See also

    * brace

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    retinue

    English

    (wikipedia retinue)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 Drift
    • Preceded 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.
  • (obsolete) A service relationship.

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