syce
/sʌɪs
/(also sice)
noun
(Especially in India) a person who takes care of horses; a groom.One of the first evidences that the authorities were hospitably inclined was the arrival of a smart Victoria with driver and syce in scarlet liveries, all to he kept at the Residency during the length of my stay....
- The Syce, or groom, attends but one horse.
Origin
From Persian and Urdu sā'is, from Arabic.