ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EQUERRY
Alteration (through influence of Latin equus horse) of earlier escuirie, from Old French: stable, group of squires, from escuyersquire.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUERRY»
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equerry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
equerry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Temptation of Wealth: Or, The Heir by Primogeniture
Mr. Equerry, reminds me of a witticism of Pastor T—, who also found them
excellent. Once upon a sleigh-ride, he met Baron M—, one of his parishioners, '
Gracious!' said the Baron, when they stopped to talk together, ' what a miserable
sleigh ...
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, 1846
2
Kinship and Politics: The Making of the Muscovite Political ...
The position of equerry was exclusively linked with boyar rank in that it seems to
have been a reward for eminence; however, the position did not lead to the rank.
By the sixteenth century, the position of equerry had become honorific and was ...
Nancy Shields Kollmann, 1987
3
European Monarchy: Its Evolution and Practice from Roman ...
In his pioneering study of the Equerry Service (Stratordienst) Georg Ostrogorsky6
allowed that the Palm Sunday reenactment ritual itself might have come to
Novgorod from Jerusalem via the Greeks, but that the Equerry Service contained
...
Heinz Duchhardt, Richard A. Jackson, David J. Sturdy, 1992
4
The Institutions of France Under the Absolute Monarchy, ...
No other equerry could school gentilshommes in military horsemanship and
other maneuvers appropriate to the nobility without orders from the Master of the
Horse. The king honored the Grand Ecuyer by making room for him in his
carriage ...
5
Medieval Russian Culture
The equerry service was provided by the governors of Novgorod. The Origins of
the Ritual In light of the manuscript evidence, domestic and foreign, received
opinion holds that the Palm Sunday Ritual in Russia originated in Novgorod in
the ...
Henrik Birnbaum, Michael S. Flier, Daniel Rowland, 1994
6
Andrew Lang's Complete Fairy Book Series: Traditional Folk ...
The king and his equerry stood still to watch this strange hunt, which was
followed by twenty or more little dwarfs, some mounted on wolves, and leading
relays, and others with cats in leash. The dwarfs were all dressed in purple silk
liveries ...
7
FAIRY BOOKS OF ANDREW LANG:
'Surely the princess is beautiful enough to please anyone?' 'She is certainly very
handsome,' replied the equerry, 'but to be really happy in love something
morethan beautyis required.To tellthe truth, sire,' headded, 'her expression
seems to ...
An equerry in a blue tunic embroidered with gold fleurs-delis came to them and
bowed. "Monseigneur, Madame the Queen has set rooms aside for your use
where you can rest. Will it please you to follow me?" Amalric walked beside
Nicolette ...
9
Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
'Sheiscertainly very handsome,' replied the equerry, 'buttobe really happyin love
something morethan beauty is required. To tell thetruth,sire,'headded, 'her
expression seems to me hard.' 'That ispride and dignity,' saidtheking, 'and
nothing ...
The equerry's face paled slightly and grew grim at the Viceroy's words but no
trace of fear appeared on his heavy countenance. "Save your breath, Glavour,"
he said shortly, but in so quiet a voice that no one but the Viceroy heard him.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUERRY»
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equerry is used in the context of the following news items.
Jane Hawking on the truth behind the Theory of Everything
... it looked at though the Queen herself would have to untangle the physicist, until an equerry "vaulted over the chair" and freed Hawking. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Royal household to enjoy 'Wear What You Like' day
'This will be much better than the 'Casual Fridays' at Clarence House', claimed one former equerry, 'compulsory kaftans and rope sandals are ... «NewsBiscuit, Jul 15»
Trip to the Palace
The equerry gave us some tips: “Call her Your Royal Highness the first time, Ma'am as in jam after that. She will shake your hand – remember ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
The Audience, With Helen Mirren, Plays Final Performance on …
Geoffrey Beevers (The Comedy of Errors, "Victor/Victoria") plays the Queen's equerry, the officer in the royal household who attends or assists ... «Playbill.com, Jun 15»
Why government projects fail--- Amaechi, Shuaibu
"This allow the contractor and the supervisor to do what ever they like and you won't have the moral right to equerry them", he added. Earlier ... «Daily Trust, Jun 15»
Yazmin Pinchen has 'biggest win' at Bolesworth
Robert went on to win the Equerry Horse Feeds 1.55m class the following day, riding USA Today. Once again, it was tight at the top with ... «Horse & Country, Jun 15»
Waterloo: the end of Old Garde
He is said to have been unwell on the day and his equerry, Jardin Ainé, recorded, “After dismounting, he seated himself in a chair, head in his ... «The Times, Jun 15»
Sir James MacMillan and Sir Van Morrison head the Queen's …
Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Mrs Linda Alice Bissett. Assistant Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Fife. Miss Carolyn ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
Prince Philip: Married to the monarchy
According to Mike Parker, his friend and equerry: "He looked as if you'd dropped half the world on him. I have never felt so sorry for anyone in ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
X Factor's Stevi Ritchie and Chloe Jasmine and other unlikely couples
But things cooled between the weather girl and the former Duchess of York's equerry and they split the following year. Mum-of-four Ulrika, who ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
