O. Henry

Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.

American Writer

Barney Oliver

The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.

Scientist

Retinue often indicates the high status or power of the person they accompany.

Status and Power

Retinue is historically used for royal or noble companions but can apply in modern contexts too.

Historical Usage

In different cultures, a retinue might consist of various roles and indicate cultural practices.

Cultural Perception

 King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along with his retinue of knights, Guinevere, the Round Table, Camelot, and of course, Excalibur. But where do these stories come from, and is there any truth to them?

Is there any truth to...

 If we go beyond our solar system, we've learned that the stars aren't twinkly points of light. Each one is like a sun with a retinue of planets orbiting around it. And we can see places where stars are forming,