écuyer

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kɥi.je/, /e.ky.je/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

écuyer m (plural écuyers, feminine écuyère)

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

Related terms

• écu
• écurie

Further reading

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