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    A retinue is a body of persons "retained" in the service of a noble, royal personage, or dignitary; a suite (French "what follows") of retainers. The...
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  • Queen retinue pheromones (QRP) are a type of honey bee pheromones, so-called because one of their behavioral effects is to attract a circle of bees (a...
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    His Imperial Majesty's Retinue, His Imperial Majesty's Suite (abbr. H. I. M. Retinue, H. I. M. Suite; Russian: Свита, romanized: Svíta, e.g. Свита Его...
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    associated with love and sexual intercourse. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue. Erotes is the plural of Eros ("Love, Desire"), who as a singular deity...
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    religion, the thiasus (Greek: θίασος, romanized: thíasos) was the ecstatic retinue of Dionysus, often pictured as inebriated revelers. Many of the myths of...
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    royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well...
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  • comitatus force of the county Thus, to be able to be made into part of a retinue or force. In common law, a sheriff's right to compel people to assist law...
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    Richard restrained the power of the aristocracy and relied on a private retinue for military protection instead. In contrast to his grandfather, Richard...
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    a Chinese Ming emperor sent a princess, Hang Li Po, to Malacca, with a retinue of 500, to marry Sultan Mansur Shah after the emperor was impressed by...
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    Autocracy Oligarchy Administration Court Appointment Great Officers Household Retinue Camarilla Courtier Favourite Royal guard Privy council Crown Council Makhzen...
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  • compounds. The following compounds have been shown to be important in retinue attraction of workers to their queen and other effects. (E)-9-Oxodec-2-enoic...
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  • Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is a fictional character introduced in the British 1960s Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, which was produced...
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  • The Heimchen (sg., pl.) is a being from German folklore with several related meanings. In the first place, Heimchen (diminutive of Heim = home) is the...
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    the boar without Gwyn's aid, he is called upon to join Arthur and his retinue against Twrch Trwyth. During the hunt, he is mounted on Du y Moroedd, the...
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  • In Chukchi religious lore, Nu'tenut lived in a house built of iron. His retinue of attendants included the spirits of the earth, of light and darkness...
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  • Ainslie Tavern Bond, took her prisoner on the road to Edinburgh with a retinue of 800 men and removed her to his castle at Dunbar, where he allegedly...
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    of Poland "The dukes (dux) were originally the commanders of an armed retinue (drużyna) with which they broke the authority of the chieftains of the...
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    deterioration of the financial situation despite cutbacks to the royal retinue and court expenses ultimately forced the king, the queen and the Minister...
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    Xiuquan's orders. Shi Dakai's objection to the bloodshed led to his family and retinue being killed by Wei and Qin with Wei ultimately planning to imprison Hong...
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    turn his back on Margarita, his devoted lover. In Moscow, Woland and his retinue put on a show at the Variety theater. During the show master of ceremonies...
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    prepared to fight in the inner city. In this table, only household and retinue troops’ numbers are certain, 78,500 and 44,200 while other troops’ numbers...
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    Minister of Propaganda, stated that 'the smallest member of the (Egyptian) retinue thought that he had inherited our country. [Egyptians] spread "like octopuses"...
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  • performance. Returning home, the kagemusha successfully fools Shingen's retinue by imitating the late warlord's gestures and learning more about him. When...
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    turns afflictions into Bodhi. It is said to allow one to see the Holy Retinue of Amitabha and his assembly upon one's deathbed. In Tibetan Buddhist tradition...
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    Affair: The British diplomat Augustus Raymond Margary was murdered with his retinue in Tengchong. 25 February The young Guangxu Emperor became emperor of the...
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    Vogt / Liege lord Esquire / Gentleman / Landed gentry Franklin / Yeoman / Retinue / Vavasour Husbandman Free tenant Domestic servant Vagabond Serf / Villein...
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  • Autocracy Oligarchy Administration Court Appointment Great Officers Household Retinue Camarilla Courtier Favourite Royal guard Privy council Crown Council Makhzen...
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    Vogt / Liege lord Esquire / Gentleman / Landed gentry Franklin / Yeoman / Retinue / Vavasour Husbandman Free tenant Domestic servant Vagabond Serf / Villein...
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    Ashley was impressed with Locke and persuaded him to become part of his retinue. Locke had been looking for a career and in 1667, moved into Ashley's home...
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