equerry

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/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi//ˈɛ.kwə.ɹi/

noun

An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.

OriginMiddle French escuirie ← Medieval Latin scuria ← Old High German scura →
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Meanings

nounequerry (plural equerries)

plural equerries

  1. An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
  2. UKA personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

    A bedroom is provided for the equerry and one for the King's physician. […] The compartments for the doctor and equerry are panelled in West African betula and cherry mahogany.

    1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, pages 36, 47

Origin

  1. Old High Germanscura“barn”
  2. Medieval Latinscuria“stable”
  3. Middle Frenchescuirie
  4. Englishequerry

From an alteration of earlier esquiry (through the influence of the unrelated Latin equus), from Middle French escuirie, escuerie, derivative of escuyer (“squire”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin scuria (“stable”), from Old High German scura (“barn”). Compare esquire.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大司馬 /大司马, 大司馬 /大司马
  • 大司馬 /大司马 (dàsīmǎ)responsible for the care of horses
  • 大司馬 /大司马 (dàsīmǎ)personal attendant to a dignitary
Czech stájmistr, maštalíř
  • stájmistrresponsible for the care of horses
  • maštalířresponsible for the care of horses
Danish staldmester
  • staldmesterresponsible for the care of horses
Dutch stalmeester, hofdienaar
  • stalmeesterresponsible for the care of horses
  • hofdienaarpersonal attendant to a dignitary
Finnish tallimestari, adjutantti
  • tallimestariresponsible for the care of horses
  • adjutanttipersonal attendant to a dignitary
French écuyer
  • écuyerresponsible for the care of horses
German Stallmeister, Kammerherr
  • Stallmeisterresponsible for the care of horses
  • Kammerherrpersonal attendant to a dignitary
  • Kammerfraupersonal attendant to a dignitary
  • Adjutantpersonal attendant to a dignitary
Hungarian istállómester, lovászmester
  • istállómesterresponsible for the care of horses
  • lovászmesterresponsible for the care of horses
  • kamaráspersonal attendant to a dignitary
  • udvaroncpersonal attendant to a dignitary
Norwegian Bokmål stallmester
  • stallmesterresponsible for the care of horses
Romanian comis
  • comisresponsible for the care of horses
Russian шталме́йстер, коню́ший
  • шталме́йстер (štalméjster)responsible for the care of horses
  • коню́ший (konjúšij)responsible for the care of horses
  • ко́нюх (kónjux)responsible for the care of horses
Swedish stallmästare
  • stallmästareresponsible for the care of horses

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

equerry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equerry

MLA

“equerry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equerry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equerry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equerry.

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