retenue

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.t(ə).ny/

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retenue f sg

1. feminine singular of retenu

retenue f (plural retenues)

1. restraint
2. deduction
3. reservoir
4. (school) detention

• “retenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• éternue, éternué

• retenu, retinue, retynu, retenew, reteneu

From Anglo-Norman retenue.

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈtɛniu̯(ə)/, /ˈrɛtiniu̯(ə)/

retenue (plural retenues)

1. A small group or company of hirelings or people, following a notable person; a retinue.
2. The state of being employed, especially in such a small group.

• English: retinue

• “retenūe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 May 2018.