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Meanings of old retainer in English

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Usage of old retainer in English
1
Hastings stepped forward and placed his hand upon the old retainer's shoulder.
Beatrix of Clare
2
She is an old retainer in a kinswoman's family, one Biddy McQuilkin.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
3
He was an old retainer of our father's, and a faithful one.
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
4
The meeting of the faithful old retainer and the young master.
Piccadilly Jim
5
The old retainer ambled along in his wake, but more slowly.
An Algonquin Maiden: A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada
6
Farrel rose and laid his hand on the old retainer's shoulder.
The Pride of Palomar
7
She was glad the Prince's old retainer had escaped without injury.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
8
The old retainer glanced shrewdly at his young leader; then answered with apparent carelessness.
Beatrix of Clare
9
Yet quick as he was, the old retainer was quicker.
Beatrix of Clare
10
Did you meet the amiable old retainer at the gate?
The Haunting of Hill House
11
The old retainer's horse was waiting in the courtyard, saddled; the man himself was ready.
The Hated Son
12
The old retainer led the way up a staircase.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendun...
13
He paused, and gazed searchingly at his old retainer.
A Ward of the Golden Gate
14
It just went to show, the garrulous old retainer pointed out, the difference in temperaments.
Immortality Inc.
15
Leaving them in the care of the stateroom steward, Ishmael went to see after his old retainer.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
16
The old retainer walked on in silence.
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
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