palfrey

n. (妇女骑的)驯马

发音

UK /ˈpɔːl.fɹi/
其它
US

词形变化

palfreys 复数 palfreys

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).

    历史

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

mount riding horse saddle horse

词源

From Middle English palfrey, from Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”), from Old French palefroi, palefreid, from Late Latin paraverēdus (“post horse, spare horse”), from Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + Latin verēdus (“post horse”), from Gaulish *werēdos (“horse”) (compare Welsh gorwydd (“horse”)), from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”). Doublet of prad. Compare Dutch paard and German Pferd.

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