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ˈpɔl fripal·frey

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. palfreynoun

    especially a light saddle horse for a woman

Wiktionary

  1. palfreynoun

    a small horse for women to ride

  2. Etymology: from palefrei, from palefroi, from paraveredus, compound of παρά, from πάριππος and *verēdos 'charger' (compare Welsh gorwydd).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Palfreynoun

    A small horse fit for ladies: it is always distinguished in the old books from a war horse.

    Etymology: palesroy, French.

    Her wanton palfrey all was overspread
    With tinsel trappings, woven like a wave. Fa. Queen.

    The damsel is mounted on a white palfrey, as an emblem of her innocence. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 99.

    The smiths and armorers on palfreys ride, Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Palfrey

    A palfrey is a type of horse that was highly valued as a riding horse in the Middle Ages. It was a lighter-weight horse, usually a smooth gaited one that could amble, suitable for riding over long distances. Palfreys were not a specific breed as horse breeds are understood today.

ChatGPT

  1. palfrey

    A palfrey is a type of horse that was highly valued in the Middle Ages for its calm demeanor and smooth and comfortable gaits. It was typically used for riding, particularly by nobles and ladies who preferred these horses due to their manageable size and graceful movement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Palfreynoun

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

  2. Palfreynoun

    a small saddle horse for ladies

  3. Etymology: [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. para` along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.]

Wikidata

  1. Palfrey

    A palfrey is a type of horse that was highly valued as a riding horse in the Middle Ages. It is not a breed. The word "palfrey" is cognate with the German word for horse, "Pferd". Both descend from Latin "paraveredus", meaning a post horse or courier horse. The German term for a palfrey, meanwhile, is Zelter, which literally means "ambler" and is cognate with the Icelandic tölt.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Palfrey

    pal′fri, n. a saddle-horse, esp. for a lady.—adj. Pal′freyed, riding on, or supplied with, a palfrey. [Fr. palefroi—Low L. paraveredus, prob. from Gr. para, beside, Low L. veredus, a post-horse—L. vehĕre, to draw, rheda, a carriage.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PALFREY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Palfrey is ranked #56710 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Palfrey surname appeared 360 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Palfrey.

    83.3% or 300 total occurrences were White.
    13.3% or 48 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of palfrey in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of palfrey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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