destrier


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
destrier /ˈdɛstrɪə, dɛˈstriːə/
noun a medieval knight's warhorse.
– origin ME: from OFr., based on L. dextera ‘the right hand’, from dexter ‘on the right’ (because the squire led the knight's horse with his right hand).
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