squire的词源

英文词源

squire

squire: [13] A squire is etymologically a ‘shieldcarrier’. The word was adapted from Old French esquier (which was later reborrowed into English as esquire [15]). This was descended from Latin scūtārius ‘shield-carrier’, a derivative of scūtum ‘shield’ (source also of English escutcheon [15]).
=> escutcheon

squire (v.)

"to attend (a lady) as a gallant," late 14c., from squire (n.). Related: Squired; squiring.

squire (n.)

early 13c., "young man who attends a knight," later "member of the landowning class ranking below a knight" (c. 1300), from Old French esquier "squire," literally "shield carrier" (see esquire). Meaning "country gentleman, landed proprietor" is from 1670s; as a general term of address to a gentleman, it is attested from 1828.

中文词源

squire：旧时骑士扈从，乡绅，地主，先生

来自中古法语 esquier,乡绅，来自古法语 escuier,持盾者，来自（缩写自）拉丁语 scutarius, 持盾者，来自 scutum,盾，来自 PIE*skei,分开，劈开，词源同 shield,scuttle,escudo.原指骑士 的学徒或实习骑士，兼帮师傅持盾或跑腿，后用于对人的尊称（低于骑士），如乡绅，地主， 同时也用于对男性的尊称。

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