Obs. Also charry, charré, carroy. [a. OF. char(r)ei, char(r)oi, f. char(r)eyer, char(r)oyer, variants of char(r)ier:—late L. or Romanic carricare to CARRY.] The ‘carriage’ or transport vehicles of an army; rarely a carriage, car or chariot.
c. 1300. K. Alis., 5097. His bestes … That drowen and ledden his charrey.
c. 1330. Arth. & Merl., 8067. To kepe wele hir charrois, Her astore and her harnois. Ibid., 4787. Carroy.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, XI. 123. So gret rowme held thar charre.
1640. Witt’s Recreat. (Nares s.v. Charet). We’ll pluck the wheels from th’ charry of the sun.
