retinue
noun
[ ˈrɛtɪnjuː ]
• a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
• "the rock star's retinue of security guards and personal cooks"
Similar:
entourage,
escort,
company,
court,
attendant company,
staff,
personnel,
household,
cortège,
train,
suite,
following,
bodyguard,
aides,
associates,
members of court,
companions,
attendants,
servants,
retainers,
followers,
camp followers,
hangers-on,
groupies,
rout,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French retenue, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of retenir ‘keep back, retain’.
