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noun, plural eq·uer·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.
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Equerry
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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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