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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 203 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RETINUE (O. Fr. retenue, from retenir,
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Lat. retenere, hold back, retain)  , a
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body of persons " retained " in the service of a
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noble or royal personage, a
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suite of " retainers." Such retainers were not in the domestic service of their
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lord, but were his "
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livery " and claimed his
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protection . They were a source of trouble and abuse in the 15th and
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early 16th
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century (see LIVERY and
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MAINTENANCE) .

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