noun, masculine/e.kɥi.je/plural: écuyers
squire, equerry; rider, horseman
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin scūtārius Old French escuier Middle French escuyer French écuyer Inherited from Middle French escuyer, from Old French escuier, inherited from Late Latin scūtārius. Doublet of scutaire.