retinue

Questions about retinue

What does retinue mean?

retinue means "the group following and attending to some important person".

How many syllables are in retinue?

retinue has 3 syllables: ret-i-nue. The stress falls on "ret". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛtəˌnu/.

What is another word for retinue?

Close synonyms include cortege, suite, entourage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is retinue a common word?

retinue is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with retinue?

9 words rhyme with retinue. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.