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An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Any person entitled to bear a coat of arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Lord, noble, nobleman
a squire carrying the armor of a knight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armor-bearer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: squire
Borrowed from Latin armiger (“carrying weapons or armour or having coat of arms”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Wappenträger
— person entitled to bear a coat of arms
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Italian:
armigero
— person entitled to bear a coat of arms
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Macedonian:
грбо́носец
(grbónosec)
— person entitled to bear a coat of arms
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Portuguese:
armígero
— person entitled to bear a coat of arms
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Russian:
дворяни́н
(dvorjanín)
— person entitled to bear a coat of arms
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Armenian:
զինակիր
(zinakir)
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Catalan:
escuder
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Hebrew:
נושא כלים
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Hebrew:
נער
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Italian:
scudiero
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Macedonian:
оруже́носец
(oružénosec)
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Russian:
оружено́сец
(oruženósec)
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Spanish:
armígero
— squire carrying the armour of a knight
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Swedish:
väpnare
— squire carrying the armour of a knight