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оружено́сец — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • esquire noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
  • squire noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.
  • varlet noun A servant or attendant.

Senses

оружено́сец is used for these senses in English:

  • armiger An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight. [from 16th c.]
  • esquire (obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
  • squire A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
  • varlet (historical) Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.

esquire — full definition

  1. noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
  2. noun Historically, an English gentleman ranked just below a knight, or a young man who served a knight before becoming one himself.

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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