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Definitions for Palfrey
[1] a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
[2] a saddle horse particularly suitable for a woman.
[3] archaic a light saddle horse, esp ridden by women
Words nearby Palfrey
paletot, palette, palette knife, palette of narmer, paley, palfrey, palgrave, pali, pali canon, palikar, palikinesia
Origin of Palfrey
1200–50; Middle English palefrei < Old French < Late Latin paraverēdus post horse for byways, probably literally, spare horse, equivalent to Greek para- para-1 + Latin verēdus fast breed of horse < Gaulish < Celtic *woreidos (> Welsh gorwydd horse, charger), equivalent to *wo- under (< *upo-; cf. hypo-) + *reid-, base of Old Irish réidid (he) rides, réid level, smooth, easy, Welsh rhwydd easy; see ride
Other words from Palfrey
pal·freyed , adjective
Word origin for Palfrey
C12: from Old French palefrei, from Medieval Latin palafredus, from Late Latin paraverēdus, from Greek para beside + Latin verēdus light fleet horse, of Celtic origin