a. 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. [ 1913 Webster ]
A retired part of the peninsula. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]