The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired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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