'Palfrey' definitions:
Definition of 'palfrey'
(from WordNet)
noun
Especially a light saddle horse for a woman
Definition of 'Palfrey'
From: GCIDE
- Palfrey \Pal"frey\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]