Meaning palfrey
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palfrey


c. 1200 (mid-12c. as a surname), "saddle horse for ordinary riding (opposed to a war horse), small horse for ladies," from Old French palefroi (11c.) and directly from Medieval Latin palafre [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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palfrey


a docile riding horse
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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palfrey


A riding horse.    (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 348)
Source: netserf.org

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palfrey


(n) especially a light saddle horse for a woman
Source: beedictionary.com





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