b. to have retinue of: to have the services of. Obsolete. rare.
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society > authority > subjection > service > serve [verb (transitive)] > have services of
to have retinue of1491
employ1523
command1575
1491 Act 7 Henry VII c. 1 in Statutes of Realm (1816) II. 549 Every Capteyn..and all other havyng under theym retynue of any Souldeour or Souldeours atte Kinges Wages.