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equerry
[ ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee ]
/ ˈɛk wə ri, ɪˈkwɛr i /
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noun, plural eq·uer·ries.
an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.
an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family.
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equerry
/ (ˈɛkwərɪ, at the British court ɪˈkwɛrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
an officer attendant upon the British sovereign
(formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses
Word Origin for equerry
C16: alteration (through influence of Latin equus horse) of earlier escuirie, from Old French: stable, group of squires, from escuyer squire
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