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

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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