noun
- plural of palfrey; gentle riding horses, especially those used by medieval nobles and ladies
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The noble ladies rode their palfreys through the castle grounds.
- Medieval manuscripts often depicted knights and their companions on palfreys.
- The stable housed both warhorses and gentle palfreys for court use.
- In Chaucer’s tales, pilgrims traveled on palfreys suited to their station.
- The procession included decorated palfreys carrying members of the royal court.
- Unlike destriers bred for battle, palfreys were chosen for comfort and grace.