Associations to the word «Equerry»

Wiktionary

EQUERRY, noun. An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
EQUERRY, noun. (British) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

Dictionary definition

EQUERRY, noun. An official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles.
EQUERRY, noun. A personal attendant of the British royal family.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats