palfreys

Variant of palfrey

palfrey definition

pal·frey (pôl′frē)

noun pl. palfreys -·freys

Archaic a saddle horse, esp. a gentle one for a woman

Etymology: ME < OFr palefrei < ML palafredus, for LL paraveredus, extra post horse < Gr para, beside + L veredus, post horse < Gaul *voredos (akin to Welsh gorwydd, horse) < *vo-, down, away (< IE *wo- < base *au-, *awē) + *-redos < IE base *reidh- > ride

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