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   equerry

   /ˈɛkwəri/

   noun

   • 1. an officer of the British royal household who attends or assists members of the royal family: "he became equerry to the Duke of Kent"
   • ▪ an officer of the household of a prince or noble who had charge over the stables.

   Word Origin early 16th century (formerly also as esquiry): from Old French esquierie ‘company of squires, prince's stables’, from Old French esquier ‘esquire’, perhaps associated with Latin equus ‘horse’. The historical sense is apparently based on Old French esquier d'esquierie ‘squire of stables’.

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   What does equerry mean?

   • An equerry (/ ɪˈkwɛri, ˈɛkwəri /; from French écurie ' stable ', and related to écuyer ' squire ') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank.

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   What is a Canadian Equerry?

   • Canadian equerries are drawn from the commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces, and are most frequently appointed to serve visiting members of the Canadian Royal Family.

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   What is an Australian equerry?

   • The role is equivalent to an aide-de-camp, but the term is now prevalent only among some members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Australian equerries are commissioned officers in the Australian Defence Force, appointed on an ad hoc basis to the King of Australia, Governor General, state governors or to visiting foreign heads of state.

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   How are equerries appointed in the UK?

   • In the UK equerries are appointed by working members of the royal family and are drawn from junior officers of the British Armed Forces (normally captains or majors). The role involves being in regular close attendance both within the royal residence and outside on public engagements.

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   What is a New Zealand equerry?

   • New Zealand equerries are appointed to serve the King of New Zealand only for the duration of a royal visit to the country, and are always drawn from the officers of the New Zealand Defence Force, typically captains, flight lieutenants, and navy lieutenants.

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   What does the Chief Equerry do?

   • The chief equerry will hold his stirrup, and help him to dismount. At the principal gate of the palace he encountered three equerries. Then dismounting, and flinging his bridle to his equerry, he called upon the monk to follow him. Before he had left his chariot, the hand of his equerry fell restrainingly on his shoulder.

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   An equerry is an officer of honour who attends to a person of rank, especially a sovereign or a royal family member. Learn about the origin, meaning and current usage of the term in different Commonwealth countries, and see the list of equerries and extra equerries appointed by King Charles III.

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   An equerry is an officer who works for a particular member of a royal family to help in their official duties. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from various sources.

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   1. : an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses. 2. : an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance on the sovereign or a member of the royal family.

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   An equerry is an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses, or an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family. Learn more about the origin, history and usage of the word equerry from Dictionary.com.

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   An equerry is an officer of a royal household or court who acts as a personal assistant to a member of the royal family. [...]

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   An equerry is an officer who works for a particular member of a royal family to help in their official duties. Learn more about the word, its usage and its translations in different languages from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   An equerry is a male officer who acts as an assistant to a member of a royal family. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this word in sentences with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.