Palfrey

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. para`
     along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.]
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     1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as


        distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer.
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     2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser.
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              Call the host and bid him bring
              Charger and palfrey.                  --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palfrey
       n : especially a light saddle horse for a woman