n. - Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who
bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in
degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now
superseded by esquire.
n. - Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who
bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in
degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now
superseded by esquire.