destrier
/ˈdɛstɹɪə/
destrier noun: a large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.
Noun
destrier (plural destriers)
- A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.
- I am resolved to share or avert the danger; which, that I may the better do, I would crave of thee the use of some palfrey whose pace may be softer than that of my destrier.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 236
- Dark and the Desert and Destriers me ken, And the Glaive and the Joust, and Paper and Pen.1855, Al-Mutanabbi, translated by Richard Francis Burton, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- A steed.
destrier meaning in Tamil and Bengali
destrier in Tamil
- போர்க்குதிரை
destrier in Bengali
- একটি বিশাল রণঅশ্ব, ঘোড়া
Forms of destrier
| plural | destriers |
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Origin of destrier
From Anglo-Norman destrer, destrier.
Questions about destrier
- What does destrier mean?
- Destrier means a large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.
- What is destrier in Tamil?
- Destrier in Tamil is போர்க்குதிரை. See Destrier meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is destrier?
- Destrier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce destrier?
- Destrier is pronounced /ˈdɛstɹɪə/.
- What is the plural of destrier?
- The plural of destrier is destriers.
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