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equerry
[ ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee ]
noun
plural equerries.
- an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.
- an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family.
equerry
/ ɪˈkwɛrɪ; ˈɛkwərɪ /
noun
- an officer attendant upon the British sovereign
- (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of equerry1
C16: alteration (through influence of Latin equus horse) of earlier escuirie, from Old French: stable, group of squires, from escuyer squire
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An equerry is traditionally a military officer who acts as a royal assistant.
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Timothy Laurence, her lover and a former equerry to the queen.
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She was greeted by King Charles's equerry, Lt Col Johnny Thompson, before handing in her resignation to the monarch.
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She queries the equerries; she tracks down former nannies and ladies-in-waiting.
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Her team wants to depose Robert Ashton Olney, the prince's former royal assistant known as an equerry.
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