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• equerry — ► NOUN (pl. equerries) 1) an officer of the British royal household who attends members of the royal family. 2) historical an officer of the household of a prince or noble who had charge over the stables. ORIGIN Old French esquierie company of… …   English terms dictionary

• equerry — [ek′wər ē, ē kwer′ē] n. pl. equerries [altered (after L equus, horse) < Fr écurie < OFr escuerie, status of a squire: see ESQUIRE] 1. Historical an officer in charge of the horses of a royal or noble household 2. an officer who is a… …   English World dictionary

• Equerry — Eq uer*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. {Equerries}. [F. [ e]curie stable, for older escurie, escuirie (confused somewhat with F. [ e]cuyer, OF. escuyer, squire), LL. scuria, OHG. skiura, sc?ra, barn, shed, G. scheuer, from a root meaning to cover, protect,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Equerry — An equerry (pronEng|ˈɛkwərɪ or IPA|/ɪˈkwɛrɪ/, originated from the French word écurie (stable), and related to the French word écuyer (squire) ) is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses… …   Wikipedia

• Royal Households of the United Kingdom — The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the organised offices and support systems for the British Royal Family, along with their immediate (royal) families. Alongside The Royal Household, which supports the Sovereign, each member of the… …   Wikipedia

• equerry — [16] Nowadays in Britain simply royal attendants, equerries’ long and traditional association with the royal stables has led to association of the word equerry with Latin equus ‘horse’, but in fact the two are quite unrelated. Equerry originally… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• equerry — [16] Nowadays in Britain simply royal attendants, equerries’ long and traditional association with the royal stables has led to association of the word equerry with Latin equus ‘horse’, but in fact the two are quite unrelated. Equerry originally… …   Word origins

• equerry — UK [ˈekwərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms equerry : singular equerry plural equerries an official who helps a member of the British royal family in performing their duties …   English dictionary

• equerry — [[t]ɪkwe̱ri, AM e̱kwəri[/t]] equerries N COUNT: oft N to n An equerry is an officer of a royal household or court who acts as a personal assistant to a member of the royal family …   English dictionary

• equerry — /ek weuh ree, i kwer ee/, n., pl. 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. [1520 30; …   Universalium

• equerry — [ɪ kwɛri, ɛkwəri] noun (plural equerries) 1》 an officer of the British royal household who attends members of the royal family. 2》 historical an officer in a royal or noble household who was in charge of the stables. Origin C16 (formerly also as… …   English new terms dictionary