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Added 10 October 2026

equerry

/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/ noun

Latin root: equus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about equerry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles.
A personal attendant of the British royal family.

Origin

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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