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PALFREY
palfrey
(noun) especially a light saddle horse for a woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palfrey (plural palfreys)
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women.
Anagrams
• pelfray
Proper noun
Palfrey
A surname.
Anagrams
• pelfray
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"frey, n. Etym: [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. veredus a post horse.]
1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. Chaucer.
2. A small saddle horse for ladies. Spenser. Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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