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English: Equerry in Waiting

Welsh: Gwastrawd Preswyl

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Plural

Gwastrodion Preswyl

Definition

An equerry is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a sovereign, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

Notes

Mae'r elfen preswyl/in waiting yn golygu bod yr unigolyn yn rhan o'r osgordd frenhinol.