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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

;

pl.

Equerries

(#)

[F.

écurie

stable, for older

escurie

escuirie

(confused somewhat with F.

écuyer

, OF.

escuyer

, squire), LL.

scuria

, OHG.

skiura

sc[GREEK]ra

, barn, shed, G.

scheuer

, from a root meaning

to cover

protect

, and akin to L.

scutum

shield. See

, and cf.

A large stable or lodge for horses.

Johnson.

An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses.

☞ In England equerries are officers of the royal household in the department of the Master of the Horse.