retainer

One who or that which retains.

One who is kept in service; a dependent; an attendant; especially, a follower who wears his master's livery, but ranks higher than a domestic.

A sutler, camp-follower, or any person serving with an army who, though not enlisted, is subject to orders according to the rules and articles of war.

One who is connected with or frequents a certain place; an attendant.

The act of retaining dependents; entrance into service as a retainer; the state of being a retainer.