GROOM

I. noun Etymology: Middle English grom Date: 14th century man , fellow , 2. a. manservant , one of several officers of the English royal household, a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses, bride~ , II. verb Date: 1809 transitive verb to clean and maintain the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog), to make neat or attractive , to get into readiness for a specific objective ; prepare , intransitive verb to ~ oneself