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Webster 1913 Edition

Equerry

Eq′uer-ry

(?; 277)
,
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
Esquire
, and cf.
Ecurie
,
Querry
.]
1.
A large stable or lodge for horses.
Johnson.
2.
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.

Definition 2024

equerry

equerry

English

Noun

equerry ‎(plural equerries)

  1. An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
  2. (Britain) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
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Etymology

From an alteration of earlier esquiry (through the influence of the unrelated Latin equus), from Middle French escuirie, escuerie, derivative of escuyer ‎(“squire”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin scuria ‎(“stable”), from Old High German scura ‎(“barn”). Compare esquire.

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