cortege vs retinue

cortege and retinue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cortege	Yes	No	No	No
retinue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cortege and retinue are synonyms defined as:

cortege and retinue: the group following and attending to some important person

Other synonyms of cortege include entourage, suite.

cortege (noun)	retinue (noun)
the group following and attending to some important person	the group following and attending to some important person
a funeral procession