Definitions for destriers

destriers des·tri·er

Spelling: [des-tree-er, de-streer]
IPA: /ˈdɛs tri ər, dɛˈstrɪər/

Destriers is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 298 anagrams from letters in destriers (deeirrsst).

Definitions for destriers

noun

  1. a war-horse; charger.

Origin of destriers

1250-1300; Middle English destrer Anglo-French, variant of Old French destrier, literally, (horse) led at the right hand Vulgar Latin *dextrārius (equus), equivalent to Latin dext(e)r right-h

Examples for destriers

They had even ripped up his destrier, so that presently he had to mount another.

He got him to his feet, and bringing the destrier to his master, set the knight thereon.

The destrier was newly saddled and bridled, and showed proudly in his rich gay trappings.

This squire held the bridle of a destrier in his hand, though no man rode thereon.

It would have been a pleasant one had not Heriot and destrier pretended all sorts of things about our previous acquaintance.

So, forthwith, the hero got him up on his destrier and ran full tilt against the rock.

He bade his squire to saddle his destrier, and rode to the palace, to have speech with the lady.

The horse became a trusted friend, and a champion's destrier was often as celebrated as himself.

A steed led by the squire in dester was the destrier or dextrarius, or war-horse.

His destrier, when he escaped him from the perilous river, grieved greatly for his master's loss.

Word Value for destriers
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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