alferez
noun
al·fe·rez
al-ˈfer-əs,
-ˈfir-
plural alfereces
ˌal-fə-ˈrā-sēz,
-səz
also alferez : ensign, standard-bearer —used as a military title
Word History
Etymology
Spanish alférez, from Arabic al-fāris the horseman, from faras horse
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
- lord lieutenant of Ireland
- lord lieutenants
- lord lyon
- lord lyon king of arms
- lord marcher
- Lord Mayor
- lord of appeal in ordinary
- lord of council and session
- lord of erection
- lord of misrule
- lord of regality
- lord of session
- lord of the admiralty
- lord of the articles
- lord of the ascendant
- lord of the bedchamber
- lord of the treasury
- lord ordinary
- lord president
- lord president of the council
- lord presidents
- lord privy seal
- lord proprietary
- lord proprietor
- Lord Protector of the Commonwealth