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Definition of 'destrier'

Word Frequency

destrier in British

(ˈdɛstrɪə )
noun
an archaic word for warhorse (sense 1)
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Word origin of 'destrier'
C13: from Old French, from destre right hand, from Latin dextra; from the fact that a squire led a knight's horse with his right hand
Word Frequency

destrier in American

(ˈdɛstriər ; desˈtrēər; dɛsˈtrɪr ; destrirˈ)
noun
Archaic
a war horse; charger
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'destrier'
ME destrer < OFr destrier < ML dextrarius < VL *dextrare, to lead (by the right hand) < dextra, right hand: see dexter

Example sentences containing 'destrier'

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One reason the destrier was rarely ridden except to war was that its natural gait was a rather jarring trot. Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS

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Nearby words of 'destrier'

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