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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1550/
- Published: 2024-04-27T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-27T06:37:56.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

The word for today is…

retinue (noun):

: a group of retainers or attendants

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retinue?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Retinue comes via Middle English from the Anglo-French verb retenir, meaning “to retain or keep in one’s pay or service.” Another retenir descendant is retainer, which has among its meanings “one who serves a person of high position or rank.” In the 14th century, such retainers typically served a noble or royal of some kind, and retinue referred to a collection of retainers—that is, the noble’s servants and companions. Nowadays, the word retinue is often used with a bit of exaggeration to refer to the assistants, guards, publicists, and other people who accompany a high-profile individual in public. You might also hear such a collection of folks called a suite or entourage, two other words that come from French.

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