écuyer

French

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Etymology

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Late Latin scūtārius

Old French escuier

Middle French escuyer

French écuyer

Inherited from Middle French escuyer m, from Old French escuier m, inherited from Late Latin scūtārius m, from Latin scūtum n. Doublet of scutaire m.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /e.kɥi.je/, /e.ky.je/

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Noun

écuyer m (plural écuyers, feminine écuyère)

1. (historical) squire, equerry
2. rider, horseman

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Related terms

• écu m
• écurie f

Further reading

• “écuyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.