In the military organization of the later middle ages, a young man of good birth attendant upon a knight (= esquire, n.1 1a); one ranking next to a…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > squire > [noun] (17) squirec1290 In the military organization of the later middle ages, a young man of good birth attendant upon a knight (= esquire, n.1 1a); one ranking next to a… damoiseau1477 A young man of gentle birth, not yet made a knight. (Occurring in 15th cent. translations from French, and in modern archaists.) esquire1477 Chivalry. A young man of gentle birth, who as an aspirant to knighthood, attended upon a knight, carried his shield, and rendered him other services… donzel1592 A young gentleman not yet knighted, a squire, a page. Subcategories:— in ancient history or mythology (1) — who wore silver spurs (1) — who acts like a knight errant (2) — body of squires (3) — status of (3) — sergeant (3) |
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