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equerry
eq·uer·ry E0188800 (ĕk′wə-rē)n. pl. eq·uer·ries 1. A personal attendant to the British royal household.2. An officer charged with supervision of the horses belonging to a royal or noble household.
[French écurie, stable, from Old French escurie, from escuier, squire; see squire.]equerry (ˈɛkwərɪ; at the British court ɪˈkwɛrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an officer attendant upon the British sovereign2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses[C16: alteration (through influence of Latin equus horse) of earlier escuirie, from Old French: stable, group of squires, from escuyer squire]eq•uer•ry (ˈɛk wə ri, ɪˈkwɛr i)
n., pl. -ries. 1. an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses. 2. an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family. [1520–30; alter. (influenced by Latin equus horse) of earlier esquiry, escuirie < Middle French escuirie stable, squires] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | equerry - an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or noblesfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office | | 2. | equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal familyattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another |
Translationsequerry
equerry1. an officer attendant upon the British sovereign 2. (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses equerry
Related to equerry: Equery, enquiryWords related to equerrynoun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or noblesRelated Wordsnoun a personal attendant of the British royal familyRelated Words |