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| es·quire [ és' kwr ] (plural es·quires) |
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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
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| [14th century. Via Old French escuier< late Latin scutarius "shield bearer" < Latin scutum "shield"] |
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