Palfrey (noun) (archaic)
pawl-free
A docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women.
Middle English from Old French palefrei, from medieval Latin palefredus, alteration of late Latin paraveredus, from Greek para ‘beside, extra’ + Latin veredus ‘light horse’.
Example sentences
“They rode past, ladies on palfreys, men on chargers.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)