esquier (c.1136-37)
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esquier (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 11,347b scutarius; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,524b escuier; TL: 3,1022 escuier 2; DEAF:  escuier; DMF:  écuyer; TLF:  écuyer; OED:  esquire n. 1 / squire n.; MED:  esquier n. / squier n.; DMLBS: 803c esquierus /2989a scutarius ]
asquier,  auqier;  escuier,  esqier,  esquer,  equier,  esquiere  

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1statussquire, young person who serves a knight and carries their shield: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Les esquiers ferai manant Des bons lardez e des brauns Des escuieles as baruns  274
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Par complaintes et par clamors [...] Passa il mer [...] Sei dozieme de chevaliers, Estre servanz e escuiers  ii 277.10572
( c.1295-98 )  voloms qe nostre botiler de l’estat de (l. dé) esquiers soit mestre ausi ben de panetrie cum de botelerie  244
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  vist les champs covertz de chevalers, esquiers, serjauntz e vadletz  12.24
2occupationstatusesquire (officer in the service of king or nobleman): 
( 1435 )  G.B., escuyer de Fraunce, [...] un des hostages du Charles d’Orlians  iv 488
♦titleesquire: 
( 1414 )  Johan Mountgomory esquier bailla a roy [...]  iv 45
esquier d'esquierie
esquierie
mestre esquier
1occupationstatushead groom: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  (in order to have a horse fetched) si fud lors demaundez Un soen mestre escuier  597
squier 
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