Originally a knight's squire in feudal times. Meaning "shield-bearer". In late medieval England, it was a rank next to a knight, referring to those who held the land of a knight without being knighted, and then came to refer to landowners. Today, it is a title of respect given to the head of a family or when addressing a letter. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
本来封建時代における騎士の従者。「楯持ち」の意。中世末期のイギリスでは,ナイト爵に次ぐ身分で,ナイトに叙爵されないでナイトの所領を保持したものをさし,次いで地主をもさすようになった。今日では一家の家長また手紙の宛名などにつける尊称。
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