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Squires

Scope note

In Medieval Europe, young men of aristocratic birth who served as personal attendants to knights, often with the goal of attaining the rank of knight themselves. In later times used in England to refer to the chief landed proprietors of a district.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000237642

Broader Terms used

<people by state or condition>

Equivalent Terms used

squire
squire's
squires'

Created

13yrs ago

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