Destrier (from which the Modern English spelling derives). The word is also found in medieval Provençal (as "destrier") and Italian (as "destriere", "destriero"). These forms themselves derived from the Vulgar Latin "equus dextarius", meaning "right-sided horse" (from "dextra", "right hand", the same root as "dexterous" and "dexterity"). This may refer to it being led by the squire at the knight's right side (or led by the right hand) or to the horse's gait, (possibly leading with the right). The word "destrier" does not refer to a breed, but to a "type" of horse: the finest and strongest warhorse. These horses were
A Naughty Knight than sophomoric double-entendre" but praised its music, saying "[its] music and lyrics by Chuck Strand have consistent charm." Matthew Murray, writing for "Talkin' Broadway", noted that the book "tends to get off track during the second act, when it seems to have more story than it completely knows how to handle," while Strand's score includes songs that "drive a point much further than it needs to go… [and] have a tendency to stop the show dead, or repeat what has already been covered in dialogue." A Naughty Knight A Naughty Knight is a 2001 musical comedy play written by William