Re*tired" (?), a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a
retired life; a person of
retired habits.
A retired part of the peninsula.
Hawthorne.
2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.
Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work. -- Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government.
-- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n.
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