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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Popular Culture, English
Other Forms FormsDestrier, Destrie, Destrey
Meaning & History
English form of Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).