noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ducal
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All made some contribution to the ducal retinue .
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As these examples suggest, it becomes increasingly difficult to disentangle royal and ducal retinues .
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Even allowing that the list is incomplete, East Anglia seems to have contributed individuals rather than a connection to the ducal retinue .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Gerstein strode past with a retinue of aides.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bernstein was trying to explain his headline problems to Ruby when Gerstein strode past with a retinue of aides.
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He contemplated with relish large retinues of clients singing the praises of their patrons.
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He had not seen her enter because his attention had been fixed upon the well-ordered panoply of her retinue .
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Inside the two guards of the Prince's retinue sat at a table, much the worse for drink.
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Nor is it a place of refuge I want, among the women of a countess's retinue .
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The development of the retinue would have been impossible without royal backing and reflected, rather than negated, the king's authority.