palfrey

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a small horse for women to ride

And tied me on a palfrey white.

{n} a small horse trained for ladies
A small saddle horse for ladies
{i} riding horse, saddle horse
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse
palfreys
plural of palfrey
palfrey

    Hyphenation

    pal·frey

    Turkish pronunciation

    pälfri

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpalfrē/ /ˈpælfriː/

    Etymology

    [ 'pol-frE ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”) Old French palefroi Late Latin paraverēdus (“post-horse, spare horse”), compound of Ancient Greek παρά (pará) from παριππαρος (parippos, “spare horse”) and Gaulish *verēdos 'charger' (compare Welsh gorwydd (“charger, race horse”)).
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