equerries

Variant of equerry

equerry definition

equer·ry (ek′wər ē, ē kwer′ē)

noun pl. equerries -·ries

  1. Historical an officer in charge of the horses of a royal or noble household
  2. an officer who is a personal attendant on some member of a royal family

Etymology: altered (after L equus, horse) < Fr écurie < OFr escuerie, status of a squire: see esquire

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