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单词 equerry
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eq•uer•ry  (ekwə rē, i kwerē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. British Termsan officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.
  2. British Termsan officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family.
  • Middle French escuirie stable, squires collectively, derivative of escuyer squire; see -y3
  • alteration (influenced by Latin equus horse) of earlier esquiry, escuirie 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
equerry /ˈɛkwərɪ; (at the British court) ɪˈkwɛrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. an officer attendant upon the British sovereign
  2. (formerly) an officer in a royal household responsible for the horses
Etymology: 16th Century: alteration (through influence of Latin equus horse) of earlier escuirie, from Old French: stable, group of squires, from escuyer squire
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