[ 'dɛstrɪə , dɛ'stri:ə ]
■ noun a medieval knight's warhorse.
Origin
ME: from OFr., based on L. dextera 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right' (because the squire led the knight's horse with his right hand).
[ 'dɛstrɪə , dɛ'stri:ə ]
■ noun a medieval knight's warhorse.
Origin
ME: from OFr., based on L. dextera 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right' (because the squire led the knight's horse with his right hand).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004