Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Palfrey

Palfrey , noun

[Old English palefrai, Old French palefrei, French palefroi, Late Latin palafredus, parafredus, from Latin paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Greek para` along, beside + Latin 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