What does retiracy mean?
Retiracy means (US, dated, chiefly humorous) retirement.
Retiracy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retiracy is a noun meaning (US, dated, chiefly humorous) retirement.
Meaning
(US, dated, chiefly humorous) retirement.
Example Sentences
what one of our great men used to call dignified retiracy
The patriot commanders in the middle of January went into retiracy, having with much judgment commended the forces under them to their own discretion
Word Forms
- retiracies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retiring, retirement, recess, recation, retiral, repealment.
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How do you use retiracy in a sentence?
what one of our great men used to call dignified retiracy
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