esquier1 (c.1136-37)
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esquier1 (c.1136-37)

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  FEW:  scutarius 11,347b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  escuier 9,524b TL: escuier 2 3,1022 DEAF:  escuier  DMF:  écuyer  TLF:  écuyer  OED:  esquire n. 1  / squire n.  MED:  esquier n.  / squier n.  DMLBS:  esquierus 803c / scutarius 2989a
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
( 1396 ) es ducs, countes, seigneurs et chevaliers vestuz en mesme la suite de drap ovec autieux bendes, et les esquiers en rouge soi ovec semblables bendes  388
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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