Hyphenation
es·quireTurkish pronunciation
eskwayrPronunciation
/ˈeˌskwīr/ /ˈɛˌskwaɪr/
Etymology
() Old French escuyer, escuier, properly, a shield-bearer, French écuyer (“shield-bearer, armor-bearer”), (by apheresis) (“squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman”), Late Latin scutarius (“shield-bearer”), from Latin scutum (“shield”), akin to Greek skin, hide, from a root meaning to cover; probably akin to English hide to cover. Compare equerry, escutcheon.