Retiredness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
     1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
        retired habits.
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              A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.


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     2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
        officer; a retired physician.
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     {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.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*tired"ly}, adv. -- {Re*tired"ness},
        n.
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