Definition of Destriers

1. Noun. (plural of destrier) ¹

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Definition of Destriers

1. destrier [n] - See also: destrier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Destriers

destitutes
destituting
destitution
destitutions
destock
destocking
destratification
destratifications
destratificator
destratificators
destress
destressification
destressing
destreza
destrier
destriers
destrin
destroi
destroy
destroyable
destroyed
destroyed jeans
destroyer
destroyer escort
destroyer escorts
destroyer leader
destroyer leaders
destroyer minesweeper
destroyer minesweepers

Literary usage of Destriers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Essays of Michael de Montaigne by Michel de Montaigne (1811)
"Of the War Horses called Destriers. ... and thence it is, that we call our horses of service, Destriers: and our romances commonly use the phrase of a Roman ..."

2. Harvard Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature by Dept. of Modern Languages, Harvard University (1895)
"Devant le roi fait son servise. (62.) Moult les savaient bel servir. (933; cf. 67931,1802.) Es-vos venant les chevaliers Tos trois arm^s sor lor destriers. ..."

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