Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Palfrey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. ? along,
beside + L. veredus a post horse.]
1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as
distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer.
2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser.
Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey.
--Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
palfrey
n : (archaic) especially a light saddle horse for a woman
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