how to pronounce retinue

/ˈɹɛtəˌnu/

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retinue is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of retinue

noun:

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

retinue frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word retinue occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics retinue can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that retinue can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;