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destrier
[ des-tree-er, de-streer ]
/ ˈdɛs tri ər, dɛˈstrɪər /
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noun Archaic.
a warhorse; charger.
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Word Origin for destrier
C13: from Old French, from destre right hand, from Latin dextra; from the fact that a squire led a knight's horse with his right hand
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