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pal·frey  (pôlfr)

n. pl. pal·freys Archaic

A saddle horse, especially one for a woman to ride.

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[Middle English, from Old French palefrei, from Medieval Latin palafrdus, alteration of Late Latin paraverdus, post horse for secondary routes, extra horse : Greek para, extra, beyond; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + Latin verdus, post horse (of Celtic origin; see reidh- in Indo-European roots).]

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palfrey - especially a light saddle horse for a woman mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression