How to pronounce palfrey
American English pronunciation
PAWL-free
- IPA
- /ˈpɔlfɹi/
- Syllables
- PAWL · free (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What palfrey means
A gentle riding horse from the Middle Ages
In a sentence: The princess rode a white palfrey through the castle gates.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a late Latin word for a spare horse kept for messengers.
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