RETENUE

Meaning of RETENUE in English

Pronunciation: r ə t-n

Function: foreign term

Etymology: F

: self-restraint : reserve

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

RETENUE — foreign term Etymology: French self-restraint ; reserve
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETENUE — foreign term Etymology: French : self-restraint : reserve
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETENUE — [re.te.nue] [F] foreign term : self-restraint: reserve
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETINUE — noun Etymology: Middle English retenue, from Anglo-French, from feminine of retenu, past participle of retenir to retain Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETINUE — ˈret ə nˌ(y)ü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English retenue, from Middle French, from feminine of retenu, past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETINUE — noun Etymology: Middle English retenue, from Anglo-French, from feminine of retenu, past participle of retenir to retain Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETINUE — [ 'rɛtɪnju: ] ■ noun a group of advisers or assistants accompanying an important person. Origin ME: from OFr. retenue …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETINUE — [ret.i.nue] n [ME retenue, fr. MF, fr. fem. of retenu, pp. of retenir to retain] (14c): a group of retainers …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETINUE — / ˈretɪnjuː; NAmE ˈretənuː/ noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ] a group of people who travel with an important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETINUE — n. a body of attendants accompanying an important person. [ME f. OF retenue fem. past part. of retenir RETAIN]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETINUE — n. a body of attendants accompanying an important person. [ ME f. OF retenue fem. past part. of retenir RETAIN …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETINUE — n. a body of attendants accompanying an important person. Etymology: ME f. OF retenue fem. past part. of retenir RETAIN
Oxford English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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