destrer

== Catalan == === Etymology === From destre +‎ -er, because a page would lead it using his right hand when the knight was no longer mounted. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [dəsˈtɾe̞] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [dəsˈtɾe] IPA(key): (Valencia) [desˈtɾeɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [desˈtɾe] === Noun === destrer m (plural destrers) (historical) warhorse === Further reading === “destrer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “destrer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === destrere, dextrer === Etymology === Old French destrier, from Latin dextrārius, from dexter (“right-hand”) (where the squire led his master's horse). === Noun === destrer (plural destrers) warhorse, destrier === References === “destrer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Old French == === Noun === destrer oblique singular, m (oblique plural destrers, nominative singular destrers, nominative plural destrer) a warhorse ==== Descendants ==== → English: destrier