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RETINUE (O. Fr. retenue, from retenir, See also: body of persons " retained " in the service of a See also: noble or royal personage, a suite of " retainers." Such retainers were not in the domestic service of their See also: lord, but were his " See also: livery " and claimed his See also: protection
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They were a source of trouble and abuse in the 15th and early 16th century (see LIVERY and MAINTENANCE)
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