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What is another word for palfreys?

Pronunciation: [pˈalfɹɪz] (IPA)

Palfreys were horses colloquially known for their gentle temperament, often used for leisure riding by nobility and women throughout the Middle Ages. Synonyms for palfreys include steeds, chargers, mounts, and riding horses. These terms are commonly used to describe horses suited for riding as opposed to workhorses, which are trained for heavy labor. Other synonyms for palfreys are saddle horses and easy-riding horses. These terms emphasize the horse's riding comfort. As time went on, palfreys were replaced by other specialized riding horses, such as hunting horses and carriage horses, but synonyms for palfreys remain useful for describing gentle and easily ridden horses.
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How splendid and fanciful must one of those domestic cavalcades have been, where the beautiful dames were mounted on palfreys magnificently caparisoned, with embroidered harness, all tinkling with silver bells, attended by cavaliers richly attired on prancing steeds, and followed by pages and serving-men, as we see them represented in old tapestry!
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
"I said that he who loved her well Would robe her all in silk, And bear her in a coach of gold, With palfreys white as milk.
"The Story and Song of Black Roderick"
Dora Sigerson
And while he lay between waking and sleeping, he saw come by him two white palfreys bearing a litter, wherein a sick knight lay, and the palfreys stood still by the cross.
"The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights"
James Knowles

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