Jennet
//ˈdʒɛnɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
- 2 female donkey wordnet
- 3 A small Spanish horse.
"Richmondʼs black jennet [...] is a gleaming and well-muscled creature of Spanish breed."
Example
More examples"Richmondʼs black jennet [...] is a gleaming and well-muscled creature of Spanish breed."
Etymology
From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati.
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