escorte — meaning in English

English meaning

• escort noun A person or group accompanying someone to protect or guide them.
• squire noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.
• usher noun A person who shows people to their seats, for example at a wedding, cinema, or theatre.

Senses

escorte is used for these senses in English:

• escort A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
• squire A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
• usher A male escort at a wedding.

escort — full definition

1. noun A person or group accompanying someone to protect or guide them.
2. verb To accompany someone, especially to protect them or guide them somewhere.

squire — full definition

1. noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.
2. noun Historically in England, a country gentleman or landowner, especially one owning the main estate in a village.
3. verb To escort or accompany someone, especially as a gentlemanly attendant.

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