DETINUE


Meaning of DETINUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-t ə n-ˌ(y)ü ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English detenewe, from Anglo-French detenue detention, from feminine of detenu, past participle of detenir to detain

Date: 15th century

1. : a common-law action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained or of its value

2. : detention of something due ; especially : the unlawful detention of a personal chattel from another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.