He is said to have spent over £200 a day on the great retinue of knights he brought to the tournament of Lagny-sur-Marne in November 1179.

Then the prince called his courtiers about him and set off with a great retinue to seek a bride.

It was here that the biblical Queen of Sheba loaded "a very great retinue, with camels bearing spice and very much gold" for the journey to King Solomon's court.

He attacked the Hedge from the northwest, and he had brought a great retinue.

The position became largely defunct in the 20th century, as few households needed or could afford great retinues of servants with the elaborate hierarchy of the past.

And he built up a great retinue.

The Northern Administration operated under a system which Twitchett and Tietze called "essentially a great tribal leader's personal retinue".

Noy Dow had found since his arrival here that the mandarin had a much greater retinue than the outside world supposed.

And as they were sitting at the marriage-feast, the music suddenly stopped, the doors opened, and a stately king came in with a great retinue.

The Duke of Betand with a great retinue will arrive.