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esquire

es·quire [ és' kwr ] (plural es·quires)


noun 
Definition:
 
knight's attendant: a youth serving as an attendant or shield bearer to a medieval knight, especially as a stage in his own training for knighthood

[14th century. Via Old French escuier< late Latin scutarius "shield bearer" < Latin scutum "shield"]
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