Dissolute nobleman to decline, losing one entourage (8)
I believe the answer is:
falstaff
This might be a double definition.
'dissolute nobleman' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'decline losing one entourage' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for falstaff that I've seen before include "Shakespeare's Sir John" , "jolly party" , "Dissolute Shakespearean - Verdi opera" , "from 6 &12 [VERDI & SHAKESPEARE] ?" , "The Bard's fat knight" .)