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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Retiracy

Retiracy \Re*tir"a*cy\, n. Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way. [U.S.]
--Bartlett.

What one of our great men used to call dignified retiracy.
--C. A. Bristed.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
retiracy

1824, American English, irregularly from retire on model of privacy.

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retiracy

n. (context US dated chiefly humorous English) retirement

Usage examples of "retiracy".

I do not mind occasional retiracy, since we have each other for companionship.