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

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asquier,  auqier;  escuier,  esqier,  esquer,  equier,  esquiere  
  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

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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  GAIMAR1 274
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Par complaintes et par clamors [...] Passa il mer [...] Sei dozieme de chevaliers, Estre servanz e escuiers  Rom de Rou wace 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  Westm Wenlok 244
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  vist les champs covertz de chevalers, esquiers, serjauntz e vadletz  Fouke ANTS 12.24
2occupationstatusesquire (officer in the service of king or nobleman): 
( 1435 )  G.B., escuyer de Fraunce, [...] un des hostages du Charles d’Orlians  Rot Parl1 iv 488
♦titleesquire: 
( 1414 )  Johan Mountgomory esquier bailla a roy [...]  Rot Parl1 iv 45
esquier d'esquierie
esquierie
mestre esquier
occupationstatushead groom: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  (in order to have a horse fetched) si fud lors demaundez Un soen mestre escuier  Horn 597

See also:

squier 
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