equerry

American  

[ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee] / ˈɛk wə ri, ɪˈkwɛr i /

noun

equerries plural

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.

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equerry British  

/ ɪˈkwɛrɪ, ˈɛkwərɪ /

noun

1. an officer attendant upon the British sovereign

2. (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• equerries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of equerry

1520–30; alteration (influenced by Latin equus horse) of earlier esquiry, escuirie < Middle French escuirie stable, squires collectively, derivative of escuyer squire; see -y ³

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