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linch (iou) and esquire(1) (iou)


linch (iou)



linch verb trans. L19.
[from LINCH noun1.]
Fasten (as) with a linchpin.

esquire(1) (iou)



esquire noun. Earlier as SQUIRE noun1. LME.
[Old French esquier (mod. ecuyer) from Latin scutarius shield-bearer, from scutum shield: see -ARY1.]
Orig. (now Hist.), a young nobleman who, in Training for knighthood, acted as shield-bearer and attendant to a knight. Later, a man belonging to the higher order of English gentry, ranking next below a knight. LME.
T. H. White The exaggerated courtesy which was expected of pages before they became esquires on their way to knighthood.
b. Hist. Any of various officers in the service of a king or nobleman. L15.
Notes & Queries In 1536 Heneage took over Norris' post of esquire of the King's body.
c. A landed proprietor, a country squire. arch. L16.
A title of courtesy (now only in formal use and in addresses of letters) placed after the name of a man (orig. one with the rank of esquire, sense 1a or b) when no Other title is used. Abbreviation Esq. LME.
A man who escorts a woman in public. Now rare. E19.
esquireship noun the rank of esquire; the service of an esquire: E17.
esquiress noun a female armour-bearer or page L16.