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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-179/
- Published: 2020-01-27T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-18T20:35:11.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

The word for today is…

retinue (noun) – The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/retinue?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Retinue derives via Middle English from the Anglo-French verb retenir, meaning “to retain.” Another word deriving from retenir is retainer, which means, among other things, “one who serves a person of high position or rank.” In the 14th century, that high person of rank was usually a noble or a royal of some kind, and retinue referred to that person’s collection of servants and companions. Nowadays, the word is often used with a bit of exaggeration to refer to the assistants, guards, publicists, and other people who accompany an actor or other high-profile individual in public. You might also hear such a collection called a suite or entourage, two other words derived from French.