{"era":"current","word":"retainer","meaning":"A person employed to serve or follow a household, lord, or organization.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"retain","meaning":"To keep possession of or continue to hold.","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"retinere","meaning":"To hold back or keep back.","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"re- + tenēre","meaning":"Again/back + to hold.","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}