Get to know Palfrey better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mount.
Palfrey in a sentence
Palfrey meaning
A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
Synonyms of Palfrey
Using Palfrey
- The main meaning on this page is: A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
- Useful related words include: saddle horse, riding horse, mount.
- In the example corpus, palfrey often appears in combinations such as: palfrey is.
Context around Palfrey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Palfrey
- In this selection, "palfrey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stephen, games, quentin, grew and bested stand out and add context to how "palfrey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include andre said palfrey is going and beyond that palfrey is leading. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "palfrey" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with palfrey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For lieutenant governor, Quentin Palfrey bested Jimmy Tingle to win the nomination with nearly 60 percent of the vote. (19 words)
Royal favourite Elizabeth's coronation procession: Robert Dudley is on horseback on the far left, leading the palfrey of honour. (20 words)
Stephen Palfrey grew up on Vincent Street and as well as his design business PalfreyGreer, is a property developer in the town. (22 words)
I think there is a real difference between the vision for Massachusetts that Jay and Bob and I have been articulating and where Baker and Politio have failed to lead on the issue that affects ordinary people," Palfrey said. (39 words)
Beyond that, Palfrey is leading a coalition of foundations on an initiative to invest $500 million over the next five years to support local news, no longer a viable business model in many small communities. (35 words)
On the eve of the Games, Palfrey made the extraordinary admission that he hoped South Korean world champion Kim Woo-min would beat Short and Winnington in the men’s 400m freestyle on night one. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Stephen Palfrey grew up on Vincent Street and as well as his design business PalfreyGreer, is a property developer in the town.
A man called Marcus Andre said: "Palfrey is going from bad to worse because there is a lack of intervention to improve the area following many incidents that have hit the headlines.
Beyond that, Palfrey is leading a coalition of foundations on an initiative to invest $500 million over the next five years to support local news, no longer a viable business model in many small communities.
On the eve of the Games, Palfrey made the extraordinary admission that he hoped South Korean world champion Kim Woo-min would beat Short and Winnington in the men’s 400m freestyle on night one.
For lieutenant governor, Quentin Palfrey bested Jimmy Tingle to win the nomination with nearly 60 percent of the vote.
I think there is a real difference between the vision for Massachusetts that Jay and Bob and I have been articulating and where Baker and Politio have failed to lead on the issue that affects ordinary people," Palfrey said.
Fifth tale (III, 5) Zima gives a palfrey to Messer Francesco Vergellesi, who in return suffers him to speak with his wife.
Royal favourite Elizabeth's coronation procession: Robert Dudley is on horseback on the far left, leading the palfrey of honour.
Common combinations with palfrey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- palfrey is 2×