equerry
noun
equer·ry ˈe-kwə-rē 
i-ˈkwer-ē
i-ˈkwer-ē plural equerries
1
: an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses
2
: an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance on the sovereign or a member of the royal family
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year. 
Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 At the end of the skit, an equerry looked out the Buckingham Palace windows and told the Queen that the party is about to begin. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022 An equerry then tells the queen and the bear that the concert is about to begin, as a clip of the crowd outside Buckingham Palace is shown. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 June 2022 Mark divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year. Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 June 2022 Prince William and his equerry followed shortly behind. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 In the United Kingdom, the parties are seeking testimony from Shukri Walker, a woman who is alleged to have seen Andrew and Giuffre together at a nightclub 20 years ago, and Robert Ashton Olney, who was a royal equerry for Andrew. Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2022 More combative if not entirely unsympathetic is the equerry, Maj. Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 In 1926, the then-Duke of York (Queen Elizabeth’s father) played in the doubles tournament with his equerry. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 July 2021 See More
Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 At the end of the skit, an equerry looked out the Buckingham Palace windows and told the Queen that the party is about to begin. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022 An equerry then tells the queen and the bear that the concert is about to begin, as a clip of the crowd outside Buckingham Palace is shown. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 June 2022 Mark divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year. Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 June 2022 Prince William and his equerry followed shortly behind. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 In the United Kingdom, the parties are seeking testimony from Shukri Walker, a woman who is alleged to have seen Andrew and Giuffre together at a nightclub 20 years ago, and Robert Ashton Olney, who was a royal equerry for Andrew. Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2022 More combative if not entirely unsympathetic is the equerry, Maj. Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 In 1926, the then-Duke of York (Queen Elizabeth’s father) played in the doubles tournament with his equerry. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
modification of Middle French ecurie, escuyrie squires (collectively), duties of a squire, care of horses, stable, from escuier squire — more at esquire
First Known Use
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1