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equerry

American  
[ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee] / ˈɛk wə ri, ɪˈkwɛr i /

noun

plural

equerries

  1. an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.

  2. an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family.

equerry British  
/ ɪˈkwɛrɪ, ˈɛkwərɪ /

noun

  1. an officer attendant upon the British sovereign

  2. (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses

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Etymology

Origin of equerry

1520–30; alteration (influenced by Latin equus horse) of earlier esquiry, escuirie < Middle French escuirie stable, squires collectively, derivative of escuyer squire; -y 3

Example Sentences

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The Queen Consort, aged 75, has also appointed Major Ollie Plunket as her equerry, who acts as a personal assistant.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

Her team wants to depose Robert Ashton Olney, the prince's former royal assistant known as an equerry.

From Fox News • Jan. 31, 2022

Consider Peter Townsend, the equerry whose doomed romance with Princess Margaret is depicted in the show’s first season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2019

When the time came, Morgan was ushered into the ballroom, where Prince Charles, flanked by an equerry, was handing out the medals.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2019

He detached King Carados with a strong squadron to meet King Bars, only to find that a second equerry had sprung King Ban from the opposite side of him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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