squier

Middle English

noun

Definitions

squire (title for a male person)

Etymology

Derived from Old French escuier derived from Latin scutarius (shield-bearer).

Origin

Latin

scutarius

Gloss

shield-bearer

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

scutarius Latin
scutum Latin
scūtārius Latin
esquire Middle English
escuier Old French
escuyer Old French
êtchuyer Norman
escuyer Middle French

esquire