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| eq·uer·ry [ ékwəree ] (plural eq·uer·ries) |
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1. personal attendant of British sovereign: an officer who is the personal attendant of the British monarch or a member of the royal family
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2. officer responsible for royal horses: formerly, an officer in an aristocratic or royal household who was responsible for the supervision of the horses
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| [Early 16th century. Via obsolete French escurie< Old French escuierie "company of squires, prince's stables" < escuier (see esquire)] |
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