palfreyman
palfreyman noun: a groom who specializes in palfreys or good quality riding horses.
Noun
palfreyman (plural palfreymen)
- A groom who specializes in palfreys or good quality riding horses.
- Grant, for life or until other order, to William de Woubourn, one Leeds Castle, of the king's palfreymen, for long service and because he is now too feeble to work, of 2d. daily towards his sustenance and 10s. for his robe and 4s. 8d. for his shoe-leather, yearly, out of the issues of the county of...1911, Great Britain Public Record Office, Calendar of the Patent Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office, page 261
- His war needs were heavy. In 1330 his stable staff included 29 carters, 37 sumptermen and 92 palfreymen.1998, Ann Hyland, The Warhorse, 1250-1600, page 22
Forms of palfreyman
| plural | palfreymen |
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Origin of palfreyman
From palfrey + -man.
Questions about palfreyman
- What does palfreyman mean?
- Palfreyman means a groom who specializes in palfreys or good quality riding horses.
- What part of speech is palfreyman?
- Palfreyman is a noun.
- What is the plural of palfreyman?
- The plural of palfreyman is palfreymen.
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