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What (who) is equerry - definition
OFFICER OF HONOR
Toby Williamson; Extra Equerry; Equerry-in-Ordinary; Hofstallmeister; Stallmeister; Equerry to the Queen; Equerries
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equerry
(equerries)
An equerry is an officer of a royal household or court who acts as a personal assistant to a member of the royal family.
N-COUNT: oft N to n
Equerry
·noun A large stable or lodge for horses.
II. Equerry ·noun An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses.
equerry
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¦ noun (plural equerries)
1. an officer of the British royal household who attends members of the royal family.
2. historical an officer in a royal or noble household who was in charge of the stables.
Origin
C16 (formerly also as esquiry): from OFr. esquierie 'company of squires, prince's stables', from OFr. esquier 'esquire', perh. assoc. with L. equus 'horse'.
Wikipedia
Equerry
An equerry (; from French écurie 'stable', and related to écuyer 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a sovereign, a member of a royal family, or a national representative. The role is equivalent to an aide-de-camp, but the term is now prevalent only in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Examples of use of equerry
1. Diana‘s father was a royal equerry and was living at Sandringham when Diana was born.
2. She was just talking to the Crown Equerry about horses and I thought this could be my mum.
3. She turned and began to talk animatedly with the Crown Equerry, the splendidly spurred official in charge of her transport.
4. Her father, Earl Spencer, had been an equerry to both King George VI and the Queen, and Diana‘s childhood home abutted the royal estate at Sandringham.
5. He says that Diana came downstairs from her bedroom looking for company and drank orange juice with him and an equerry, who drank something stronger.