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eq·uer·ry

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–noun, plural -ries.

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.

[Origin: 1520–30; alter. (influenced by L equus horse) of earlier esquiry, escuirie < MF escuirie stable, squires collectively, deriv. of escuyer squire; see -y³

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eq·uer·ry Audio Help (ěk'wə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. eq·uer·ries

A personal attendant to the British royal household.
An officer charged with supervision of the horses belonging to a royal or noble household.

[French écurie, stable, from Old French escurie, from escuier, squire; see squire.]

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equerry

1591, short for groom of the equirrie, from esquiry "stables," from M.Fr. escuerie, perhaps from M.L. scuria "stable," from O.H.G. scura "barn;" or from O.Fr. escuier "groom," from V.L. scutarius "shield-bearer." In either case, spelling infl. by L. equus "horse," to which it is not related.

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