PALFREY Pal"frey, n. Etym: [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. veredus a post horse.]

1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. Chaucer.

2. A small saddle horse for ladies. Spenser. Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. Tennyson.

PALFREYED
Pal"freyed, a.

Defn: Mounted on a palfrey. Tickell.

PALGRAVE
Pal"grave, n.

Defn: See Palsgrave.

PALI
Pa"li, n.,

Defn: pl. of Palus.

PALI Pa"li, n. Etym: [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. pali row, line, series, applied to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.]