equerry

Meaning

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

Synonyms

footman

groom

intendant

stableman

steward

Translations

Stallmeister

stalmeester

écuyer

Reitknecht

σταυλάρχης

αυλικός ακόλουθος

praefectus stabuli

hofdienaar

caballerizo

caballerizo mayor del rey

ahır bakıcısı

السائس

mir- ahur

cavallerís del rei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/

Etymology

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.