royal entourage

King's traveling party

A royal entourage is the group of attendants, advisors, and servants who accompany a monarch or other royal figure.

The term suggests both practical support and ceremonial display—the people who travel with royalty, manage their affairs, and enhance their presence: The queen's royal entourage filled three carriages.

The phrase often implies extravagance or excessive retinue.

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inner circle · monarchy · lady-in-waiting · page · protocol · sworn oath · security · state banquet · steward · cupbearer · seals · scribe · medieval courts · court intrigue · herald · jester · throne room · aristocracy

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social status

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Ordinary citizens, untitled

peasants · the masses · common folk · rabble · serfs

group vs. individual

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Person choosing total seclusion

solitude · single person · loner · recluse

institutional formality

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Diverse, disorganized group

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G