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destrier

[ des-tree-er, de-streer ]
/ ˈdɛs tri ər, dɛˈstrɪər /

noun Archaic.

a war-horse; charger.

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Origin of destrier

1250–1300; Middle English destrer<Anglo-French, variant of Old French destrier, literally, (horse) led at the right hand <Vulgar Latin *dextrārius (equus), equivalent to Latin dext(e)r right-hand (see dexter) + -ārius-ary

Words nearby destrier

destitute, destitution, destock, destool, de-stress, destrier, destroy, destroyer, destroyer escort, destroying angel, destruct
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British Dictionary definitions for destrier

destrier
/ (ˈdɛstrɪə) /

noun

an archaic word for warhorse (def. 1)

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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