destrier

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/ˈdɛstɹɪə/

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/ˈdɛstɹɪə/ · /ˈdɛstɹiːeɪ/

Definition of destrier

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.

“I am resolved to share or avert the danger; which, that I may the better do, I would crave of thee the use of some palfrey whose pace may be softer than that of my destrier.”
“Dark and the Desert and Destriers me ken, And the Glaive and the Joust, and Paper and Pen.”

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noun

(historical)A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.

“I am resolved to share or avert the danger; which, that I may the better do, I would crave of thee the use of some palfrey whose pace may be softer than that of my destrier.”
“Dark and the Desert and Destriers me ken, And the Glaive and the Joust, and Paper and Pen.”
A steed.

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From Anglo-Norman destrer, destrier.

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