écurie

/ ekyri /

noun

Origin of écurie¹

C20: French, literally: a stable

High-velocity guns paid considerable attention to the back areas, particularly to Ecurie, Ecoivres, and Maruil.

We have seen the relations between the fortune-tellers and Leroy, governor of the pages of the Petite Ecurie.

Vaast and Ecurie, north of Arras, forming a salient of the German line.

The Ecurie is a model of its kind, with its central courtyard and offices for the various servants, sellier, piqueur and so forth.

Ecurie was inside the line which finally ran back east of Arras.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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