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equerry

[ ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee ]

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

/ ɪˈkwɛrɪ; ˈɛkwərɪ /

noun

  1. an officer attendant upon the British sovereign
  2. (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equerry1

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