Category:Retired

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 Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a Retired physician.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.