equerry
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
equerry /ɪˈkwɛri, ˈɛkwəri/
▶noun (pl. equerries)
- 1 an officer of the British royal household who attends members of the royal family.
- 2 historical an officer in a royal or noble household who was in charge of the stables.
– origin C16 (formerly also as esquiry): from OFr. esquierie ‘company of squires, prince's stables’, from OFr. esquier ‘esquire’, perh. assoc. with L. equus ‘horse’.
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