How do you use Equerry in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like official or functionary, plus the exact meaning.
Equerry in a sentence
Equerry meaning
- An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
- A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
Synonyms of Equerry
Using Equerry
- The main meaning on this page is: An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank. | A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
- Useful related words include: official, functionary, attendant, attender.
- In the example corpus, equerry often appears in combinations such as: her equerry, king's equerry, equerry to.
Context around Equerry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Equerry
- In this selection, "equerry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trusted, extra, royal, arrived, lieutenant and laid stand out and add context to how "equerry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an extra equerry to the and and trusted equerry lieutenant colonel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "equerry" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with equerry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mark Dyer served as royal equerry until the mid-1990s. (10 words)
Princess Anne also fell for her equerry — and married him. (10 words)
He remained an extra equerry to the late Queen until her death in September 2022 at age 96. (18 words)
After a brief pause, Marlborough’s equerry, Colonel Bringfield (or Bingfield), led up another of the Duke’s spare horses; but while assisting him onto his mount, the unfortunate Bringfield was hit by an errant cannonball that sheared off his head. (41 words)
The group also included Lord Porchester, later to become the Queen's racing manager, and Peter Townsend, the king's equerry who caused a national crisis a decade later when, as a divorcé, he won the heart of Princess Margaret. (40 words)
Prince Charles laid a wreath on behalf of his mother for the second year in a row, while an equerry laid one for Prince Philip, who did not attend this year, having retired from public service. (36 words)
Example sentences (12)
On February 6 1952, Elizabeth was having morning tea in her bedroom when the King's equerry arrived to inform her that she was a widow.
The group also included Lord Porchester, later to become the Queen's racing manager, and Peter Townsend, the king's equerry who caused a national crisis a decade later when, as a divorcé, he won the heart of Princess Margaret.
The monarch, 75, offered well-wishers a wave while striding to the church, accompanied by his wife, as well as sister Queen Anne, Sir Timothy Laurence and trusted equerry Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson.
Equerry to Queen Camilla, Major Ollie Plunket, lays the Queen's wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London.
He remained an extra equerry to the late Queen until her death in September 2022 at age 96.
Mark Dyer served as royal equerry until the mid-1990s.
Princess Anne also fell for her equerry — and married him.
The Queen has appointed a Royal Marines officer as her equerry, one of the most important positions in the royal household.
The Queen’s equerry is an officer from one of the armed services, who takes on the role for three years.
Prince Charles laid a wreath on behalf of his mother for the second year in a row, while an equerry laid one for Prince Philip, who did not attend this year, having retired from public service.
After a brief pause, Marlborough’s equerry, Colonel Bringfield (or Bingfield), led up another of the Duke’s spare horses; but while assisting him onto his mount, the unfortunate Bringfield was hit by an errant cannonball that sheared off his head.
The Queen is provided with a brief background for each recipient by her equerry as they approach to receive their award.
Common combinations with equerry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- her equerry 3×
- king's equerry 2×
- equerry to 2×