retirement

The story

1. French · derived fromretirement
2. English todayretirement

From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. An act of retiring; withdrawal.
• from 17th c. The state of being retired; seclusion.
• from 17th c. A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
• from 17th c. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
• from 17th c. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.