equerry

n. 掌马官, 侍从武官

发音

其它 /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/
其它 /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/

词形变化

equerries 复数 equerries

别名

equery querry

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    大司马

  2. 2.

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

    大司马

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

official tender attendant attender functionary

词源

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.

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