jennet

[ jen-it ]
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noun
  1. a female donkey; a jenny donkey.

  2. Also called Span·ish jen·net, gen·et . a small Spanish horse of the Middle Ages, prized as an ideal riding horse for nobility and light cavalry: now considered an extinct type, it was the progenitor of various modern breeds, most notably the Spanish jennet horse .

Origin of jennet

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French genet, from Catalan, variant of ginet “horse of the Zenete kind,” from Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialectal variant of zanātī “pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers),” after Zanātah “the Zenetes”

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How to use jennet in a sentence

  • Of both portions jennet and Ellen partook, and would have had Grace join them in the ghoul-like repast, but she refused.

    Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
  • One matchless Spanish jennet I despatched to my promised bride; its caparisons flamed with jewels and cloth of gold.

  • I think he hath better reason to speak well of his own horse than the king's roan jennet.

  • "Forbear," cried Robin, waving his dagger so soon as the man made attempt to take his mother's jennet by the bridle.

    Robin Hood | Paul Creswick
  • However, knowing that presently they must espy his jennet tethered by the road, Robin became desperate.

    Robin Hood | Paul Creswick

British Dictionary definitions for jennet

jennet

genet or gennet

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /


noun
  1. Also called: jenny a female donkey or ass

  2. a small Spanish riding horse

Origin of jennet

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C15: from Old French genet, from Catalan ginet, horse of the type used by the Zenete, from Arabic Zanātah the Zenete, a Moorish people renowned for their horsemanship

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