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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
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"word": "атқосшы"
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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],
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"tags": [
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],
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"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "khadam"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "giermek"
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudeiro"
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"roman": "oruženósec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"masculine"
],
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
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],
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudero"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
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"word": "armígero"
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
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],
"topics": [
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"entertainment",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "mona sabio"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"word": "väpnare"
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
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"word": "vapendragare"
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],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jonkheer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seigneur"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "châtelain"
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{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "écuyer"
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"lang_code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kavalier"
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"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gentiluomo"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nobiluomo m di campagna"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "castellano"
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"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "čorbádžija",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "чорба́џија"
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esquire"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "skvajr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сквайр"
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"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "eskvájr",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "эсква́йр"
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"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "poméščik",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поме́щик"
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{
"_dis1": "4 68 1 3 2 14 3 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kavalér",
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "кавале́р"
}
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shēnshì",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"word": "紳士 /绅士"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "valet"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "majordome"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Galan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "valletto"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maggiordomo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "mómok",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́мок"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dziedzic"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 1 6 1 11 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kamerdíner",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "камерди́нер"
}
]
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"ref": "1684, John Harington, The Grecian Story, London: William Crook, page 89:",
"text": "Third Suitor was Young Country Squire, well born,\n Perſon indifferent, Cloaths (fondly worn)[.]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period."
],
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[
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"gentry"
],
[
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(historical) A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period."
],
"senseid": [
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],
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],
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"_dis1": "3 2 1 70 1 1 4 14 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"word": "földesúr"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 1 70 1 1 4 14 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dziedzic"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 1 70 1 1 4 14 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pan na włościach"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau."
],
"id": "en-squire-en-noun-ZSbdr7AT",
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire."
],
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{
"word": "apple-squire"
},
{
"word": "squarson"
},
{
"word": "squirearchy"
},
{
"word": "squire of dames"
},
{
"word": "squiress"
}
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},
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},
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"2": "la",
"3": "scūtārius",
"t": "shield-bearer"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"plural"
]
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"text": "A Squire he had, whose name was Ralph[.]",
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}
],
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"A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight."
],
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"knight",
"knight"
]
]
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"type": "example"
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"A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire."
],
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"esquire",
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"A male attendant on a great personage."
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]
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"ref": "1684, John Harington, The Grecian Story, London: William Crook, page 89:",
"text": "Third Suitor was Young Country Squire, well born,\n Perſon indifferent, Cloaths (fondly worn)[.]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period."
],
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"English",
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"(historical) A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period."
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{
"glosses": [
"A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau."
],
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[
"beau",
"beau"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire."
],
"links": [
[
"esquire",
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]
]
},
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"ref": "1969, Dead Parrot sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus:",
"text": "Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh, we're right out of parrots.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A term of address to a male equal."
],
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"(UK, colloquial) A term of address to a male equal."
],
"tags": [
"UK",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"glosses": [
"An Australian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus), a food fish also found in eastern Asia."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "silver seabream"
},
{
"word": "Pagrus auratus"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"glosses": [
"A grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis), of coral reefs of the western Pacific."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈskwaɪə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈskwaɪɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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{
"rhymes": "-aɪə(ɹ)"
}
],
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "zbrajanósjec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "збраяносец"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "orǎženósec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "оръжено́сец"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escuder"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "si⁶ wai⁶",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "侍衛 /侍卫"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shìwèi",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "侍衛 /侍卫"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shìcóng",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "侍從 /侍从"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "væbner"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schildknaap"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "varleto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "aseenkantaja"
},
{
"code": "frp",
"lang": "Franco-Provençal",
"lang_code": "frp",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "êcuyer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "écuyer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudeiro"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schildknappe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Knappe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Edelknecht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schildknecht"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "hippokómos",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ἱπποκόμος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "fegyverhordozó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "fegyvernök"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "skudiero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scudiero"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "atqosşy",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "атқосшы"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armiger"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ginklanešys"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "štitónosec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "штито́носец"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "oružénosec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "оруже́носец"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"word": "khadam"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "giermek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudeiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "moșier"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "oruženósec",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "оружено́сец"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"lang_code": "scn",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scuteri"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armígero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudero armífero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monosabio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "monosabia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mono sabio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"topics": [
"bullfighting",
"entertainment",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "mona sabio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "väpnare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "armor-bearer who attended a knight",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vapendragare"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jonkheer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seigneur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "châtelain"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"Belgium",
"masculine"
],
"word": "écuyer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudeiro"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kavalier"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gentiluomo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nobiluomo m di campagna"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "castellano"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "čorbádžija",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чорба́џија"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esquire"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "skvajr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сквайр"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "eskvájr",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "эсква́йр"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "poméščik",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поме́щик"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kavalér",
"sense": "title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кавале́р"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shēnshì",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"word": "紳士 /绅士"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "valet"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "majordome"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Galan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "valletto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maggiordomo"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "mómok",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́мок"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dziedzic"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kamerdíner",
"sense": "male attendant on a great personage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "камерди́нер"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"word": "földesúr"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dziedzic"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pan na włościach"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "kavaler",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кавалер"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kavaler"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"word": "seuralainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"word": "kavaljeeri"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cavalier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escorte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "male follower of a lady",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sigisbée"
},
{
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