haquenee

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • haquenée

Etymology

(1360) From Middle English hakeney (attested in the Camden Miscellany as Medieval Latin hakeneio). More at English hackney.

Noun

haquenee f (plural haquenees)

  1. ambling mare for ladies
    • 15th century, Georges Chastellain, Chroniques:
      Entra la royne a cheval sur une basse haquenee blanche
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Descendants

  • French: haquenée
  • → Middle Dutch: hackeneye
    • Dutch: hakkenei
  • → Spanish: hacanea
  • → Portuguese: hacanea, acanea
  • → Italian: acchinea, chinea
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