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1 definition found 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.
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