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equerry

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

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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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Word 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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Word 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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