palfrey

English - Turkish

Definition of palfrey in English Turkish dictionary

binek atı

{i} küçük at

özellikle kadınların bindiği ufak at

binek at

Related Terms

mounted on a palfrey

bir binek atı üzerine monte

English - English

Definition of palfrey in English English dictionary

a small horse for women to ride

And tied me on a palfrey white.

{n} a small horse trained for ladies

A small saddle horse for ladies

{i} riding horse, saddle horse

especially a light saddle horse for a woman

A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse

Related Terms

palfreys

plural of palfrey

Hyphenation

pal·frey

Turkish pronunciation

pälfri

Pronunciation

/ˈpalfrē/ /ˈpælfriː/

Etymology

[ 'pol-frE ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”) Old French palefroi Late Latin paraverēdus (“post-horse, spare horse”), compound of Ancient Greek παρά (pará) from παριππαρος (parippos, “spare horse”) and Gaulish *verēdos 'charger' (compare Welsh gorwydd (“charger, race horse”)).