# retinue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/ · frequency rank #45,630

## Definitions
1. A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
2. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.
3. A service relationship.

## Etymology
From Middle English retenue, from Old French retenue, past participle of retenir (“retain”). Doublet of ritenuto.

## Easily confused with
- **retire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retinue-vs-retire)
- **revenue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retinue-vs-revenue)
- **retiree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retinue-vs-retiree)
- **retina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retina-vs-retinue)
- **refine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refine-vs-retinue)
- **residue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/residue-vs-retinue)
- **retinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retinal-vs-retinue)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ertinue`, `reitnue`, `retineu`, `retinnue`, `retiune`, `retniue`, `rettinue`, `rretinue`, `rteinue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retinue