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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equerry \Eq"uer*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl {Equerries}. [F. ['e]curie
stable, for older escurie, escuirie (confused somewhat with
F. ['e]cuyer, OF escuyer squire), LL scuria, OHG. skiura
sc?ra, barn, shed, G. scheuer, from a root meaning to cover,
protect, and akin to L. scutum shield. See {Esquire}, and cf
{Ecurie}, {Querry}.]
1. A large stable or lodge for horses. --Johnson.
2. An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of
their horses.
Note: In England equerries are officers of the royal
household in the department of the Master of the Horse.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
equerry
n 1: an official charged with the care of the horses of princes
or nobles
2: a personal attendant of the British royal family
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