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equerry (iou)



equerry noun. Also esquiry, querry. E16.
[French escu(i)rie (now ecurie stable) from Old French escurie, esquierie company of squires, prince's stables, from esquier ESQUIRE noun; perh. assoc. with Latin equus horse. Sense 1 seems to be based on Old French esquier d'esquierie squire of stables.]
Orig., a groom, spec. an officer in the service of a royal or noble person charged with the care of the horses. Now, an officer in the British royal household whose duty is to attend on a particular member of the royal family. E16.
H. Nicolson An..equerry telephoned from the palace to warn them that H.M. was in a furious temper.
The stables belonging to a royal or princely household; the body of officers in charge of them. M16-E19.
equerryship noun the position of an equerry E17.