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Apr 21, 2008 19:52

Destrier
des·tri·er /ˈdɛstriər, dɛˈstrɪər/ [des-tree-er, de-streer]

Noun: Archaic.
A war-horse; charger.

Origin: 1250-1300; Middle English destrer, from Anglo-Norman,
from Vulgar Latin dextrārius, right-hand, from Latin dexter,
right; see deks- in Indo-European roots.

Sources: American Heritage Dictionary
Courtesy of Dictionary.com

This word was chosen for sue_denimme because she
enjoys horses.

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