escuier

Middle French

Etymology

Variant of escuyer.

Noun

escuier m (plural escuiers)

  1. squire; shield-bearer

Old French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Late Latin scūtārius
    Old French escuier

    Inherited from Late Latin scūtārius m, from Latin scūtum n.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /eskyˈjeːɾ/

    Noun

    escuier oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuiers, nominative singular escuiers, nominative plural escuier)

    1. squire; shield-bearer
      • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
        Li rois apele un escuier.
        The king called a shield-bearer

    Descendants

    • Middle French: escuyer m, escuier m
      • French: écuyer m
    • → Middle English: esquier, esquire

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