destrier

[ des-tree-er, de-streer ]

/ ˈdɛs tri ər, dɛˈstrɪər /

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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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How to use destrier in a sentence

They had even ripped up his destrier, so that presently he had to mount another.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
He caught the destrier by the bridle, and led him before the stricken man.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France|Marie de France
A steed led by the squire in dester was the destrier or dextrarius, or war-horse.
A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language|Herbert Coleridge
Valery brought Simon's favorite war-horse, the pearl-gray destrier called Brillant.
The Saracen: The Holy War|Robert Shea

It would have been a pleasant one had not Heriot and Destrier pretended all sorts of things about our previous acquaintance.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith

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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