equerry

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/, /ˈɛ.kwə.ɹi/

Noun

equerry (plural equerries)

An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
(Britain) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

Translations

responsible for the care of horses

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大司馬 (zh), 大司马 (zh) (dàsīmǎ)
Danish: staldmester
Dutch: stalmeester (nl)
Finnish: tallimestari
French: écuyer (fr) m

German: Stallmeister m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stallmester
Romanian: comis (ro) m
Russian: шталме́йстер (ru) m (štalméjster), коню́ший (ru) m (konjúšij), ко́нюх (ru) m (kónjux)
Swedish: stallmästare

personal attendant to a dignitary

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大司馬 (zh), 大司马 (zh) (dàsīmǎ)

Dutch: hofdienaar
Finnish: adjutantti (fi)

Anagrams

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