equerry

noun

equer·​ry ˈe-kwə-rē  i-ˈkwer-ē 

plural equerries

1

: an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses

2

: an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance on the sovereign or a member of the royal family

Examples of equerry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to serving the Queen Mother as an equerry, Farquhar was also a close friend of King Charles and Queen Camilla and the father of Prince William’s first serious girlfriend, Rose Farquhar. —Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

In a tear-jerking touch, equerries even fastened what looked like one of the sovereign's go-to riding headscarves on the pony's saddle. —Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024

Then, a second floral display was laid on Queen Camilla's behalf by her equerry. —Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023

The equerry lit up the internet again on coronation day, and a video of him helping Charles change robes at Westminster Abbey has been viewed over 100,000 times on Twitter. —Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

modification of Middle French ecurie, escuyrie squires (collectively), duties of a squire, care of horses, stable, from escuier squire — more at esquire

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

equerry

noun

equer·​ry ˈek-wə-rē  i-ˈkwer-ē 

plural equerries

1

: an officer in charge of the horses of a prince or nobleman

2

: a personal attendant of a member of the British royal family