escuier
Middle French
Etymology
Variant of escuyer.
Noun
escuier m (plural escuiers)
- squire; shield-bearer
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin scūtārius, from Latin scūtum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.kyˈjer/
Noun
escuier m (oblique plural escuiers, nominative singular escuiers, nominative plural escuier)
- squire; shield-bearer
- 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
- Li rois apele un escuier.
- The king called a shield-bearer
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Descendants
- English: esquire, squire
- Middle French: escuyer, escuier
- French: écuyer