haquenee

Old French

Alternative forms
  • haquenée

Etymology

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

Noun

haquenee f (oblique plural haquenees, nominative singular haquenee, nominative plural haquenees)

  1. ambling mare for ladies
    • Entra la royne a cheval sur une basse haquenee blanche

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