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equerry

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈek.wə.ri/ US  /-wɚ.i/

Definition

an officer who works for a particular member of a royal family to help them in their official duties: an equerry to the QueenPeople who help or serve people professionallyHelpers and accomplices
(Definition of equerry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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