retinue vs suite

retinue and suite both are nouns.

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

As nouns, retinue and suite are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of retinue include cortege, entourage.

retinue (noun)	suite (noun)
the group following and attending to some important person	apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
	a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
	the group following and attending to some important person
	a matching set of furniture