- dextrarius
- /dekstreriyss/ One at the right hand of another
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Dextrarius — destrier French ♦ A warhorse. Perhaps so called because, when not in battle, it was led by a squire on his right hand. (Davis, R.H.C. The Medieval Warhorse: Origin, Development and Redevelopment, 135) Related terms: Destrier … Medieval glossary
dextrarius — /dekstreriyss/ One at the right hand of another … Black's law dictionary
Destrier — Dextrarius The knight’s warhorse. The destrier was probably a very powerful breed of horse capable of great strength and good speed and maneuverability. The warhorse was valued anywhere from Ј1 to more than Ј100 during the century, and was a… … Medieval glossary
Schlachtross — Alexander der Große mit seinem Schlachtross Bukephalos Als Schlachtrösser, auch Streit oder Kampfrösser (mittelhochdeutsch kampfros, lateinisch dextrarius) genannt, wurden die Pferde bezeichnet, die bis in die Renaissance im Kampf geritten wurden … Deutsch Wikipedia
Handpferd, das — Das Hándpfrd, des es, plur. die e. 1) Dasjenige Pferd vor einem Wagen, welches zur rechten Hand des Sattelpferdes ziehet; im Oberd. der Handgaul, das Handroß, Nieders. Handpeerd, welches aber auch figürlich einen Menschen bedeutet, den man zu… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
destrier — /des tree euhr, de strear /, n. Archaic. a war horse; charger. [1250 1300; ME destrer < AF, var. of OF destrier, lit., (horse) led at the right hand < VL *dextrarius (equus), equiv. to L dext(e)r right hand (see DEXTER) + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
Destrier — The war horse or charger used by knights, who might campaign with as many as four destriers. They were large beasts, strong enough to carry a man in armour. Destriers were trained not to shy when jousting at a *tilt, nor in a full charge against… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
destrier — (dè stri é l r ne se lie jamais ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des dè stri é z agiles) s. m. Dans le langage de la chevalerie et des guerres du moyen âge, cheval de bataille. • J errais de plaine en plaine Au gré du destrier, BEAUMARCHAIS Mar. de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
RUNCINUS — apud Bernhardum in Vita S. Malachiae, Hoc solum dolore se inquiens, quod esset runcinus dure portans; Gallis Roncin, Italis Ronzino, equus minor, gregarius, non delicate ac molliter sessorem ferens: quibusdam sic dictus est a Germanico Ros, vel… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
destrier — war horse, c.1300, from O.Fr. destrier (12c.), from V.L. *dextrarius led by the right hand, from L. dextra, fem. of dexter (see DEXTERITY (Cf. dexterity)) … Etymology dictionary
