palefrai

palefrai
palefrai, -fray, -frey etc.,
obs. ff. palfrey.

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  • Palfrey — Pal frey, n. [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. para along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.] [1913 Webster] 1. A saddle horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palfrey — /ˈpɔlfri/ (say pawlfree) noun (plural palfreys) Archaic 1. a riding horse, as distinguished from a warhorse. 2. a woman s saddle horse. {Middle English palefrai, from Old French palefrei, from Late Latin paraverēdus, from Greek para beside +… …  

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