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Dextrer

{

Des-trer′

,

Dex′trer

}
,
Noun.
[OF.
destrier
, fr. L.
dextra
on the right side. The squire led his master’s horse beside him, on his right hand.
Skeat
.]
A war horse.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Dex-trer′

,
Noun.
A war horse; a destrer.
[Obs.]
“By him baiteth his dextrer.”
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


dextrer

dextrer

English

Noun

dextrer (plural not attested)

  1. (obsolete) A warhorse; a destrer.
    • Chaucer
      By him baiteth his dextrer.