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palfrey |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palfrey \Pal"frey\, n. [OE. palefrai OF palefrei F. palefroi LL palafredus parafredus from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr ? along beside + L. veredus a post horse.] 1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer. 2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser. Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palfrey n : (archaic) especially a light saddle horse for a woman
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