retenue
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
retenue f sg
Noun edit
retenue f (plural retenues)
Further reading edit
- “retenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman retenue.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
retenue (plural retenues)
- A small group or company of hirelings or people, following a notable person; a retinue.
- The state of being employed, especially in such a small group.
Descendants edit
- English: retinue
References edit
- “retenūe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-15.