Plural of retinue
regular plural
The plural of retinue is retinues.
Forms of retinue
| Singular | retinue /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | retinues |
| Countable | countable |
Retinues in a sentence
- the queen’s retinues
- Tuesday, when, after morning prayer, the members, attended by their retinues of scribes, chiauses, &c., took their seats with great ceremony.1901, Thomas Henry Dyer, edited by Arthur Hassall, A history of modern Europe from the fall of Constantinople, 3rd edition, volume 1…. From the entry chiauses
Meaning of retinue
- noun A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
- noun A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.
- noun A service relationship.
Questions about the plural of retinue
- What is the plural of retinue?
- The plural of retinue is retinues.
- Is retinue countable?
- Retinue is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: retinue (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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