Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

equerry

/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
equer-ry
IPA
/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.

noun

A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From an alteration of earlier esquiry (through the influence of the unrelated Latin equus), from Middle French escuirie, escuerie, derivative of escuyer (“squire”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin scuria (“stable”), from Old High German scura (“barn”). Compare esquire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: escuirie, scuria, scura

Usage

Inflected Forms

equerries (plural)

Derived Forms

equerryship

Questions

How do you pronounce equerry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/.
What does equerry mean?
An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
Where does equerry come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce equerry

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