equerry
noun
an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.
equerries
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pluralof equerry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She queries the equerries; she tracks down former nannies and ladies-in-waiting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The crowd quickened; heads turned left to watch two scarlet-liveried outriders and then three carriages and two equerries clatter out of the gates of the Palace.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2012
That afternoon, during a round of nine parishes and two towns, the Duke lost his equerries at a garden party, asked in mock dismay: "Where the devil's my escort?"
From Time Magazine Archive
The Prince and his equerries found themselves early confronted by a mountain of letters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eteoneus left the long room like an arrow, calling equerries after him, on the run.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
