A Spanish nobleman of lower rank; a shield-bearer or squire attending a knight; a page or young gentleman of gentle birth.
From Spanish escudero, derived from escudo (shield), referring to a young man who carried a knight's shield and served as an attendant in training for knighthood.
The Spanish escudero is exactly the same social role as the English squire or French écuyer—all these words mean 'shield-bearer'—showing how medieval feudal society had the same hierarchy across Europe.
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