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Esquire :: Esquire (n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire..

Hyperaspist :: Hyperaspist (n.) One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender..

Scutcheon :: Scutcheon (n.) A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4..

Armiger :: Armiger (n.) Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire..

Impalement :: Impalement (n.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3..

Rondache :: Rondache (n.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.

Targeteer :: Targeteer (n.) One who is armed with a target or shield.

Targe :: Targe (n.) A shield or target.

Shield :: Shield (n.) A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield..

Scutiferous :: Scutiferous (a.) Carrying a shield or buckler.

Legend :: Legend (n.) An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration..

Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..

Shielded :: Shielded (imp. & p. p.) of Shiel.

Shielddrake :: Shielddrake (n.) A sheldrake.

Scutcheon :: Scutcheon (n.) An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

Shield :: Shield (n.) A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield..

Shieling :: Shieling (n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.

Embossed :: Embossed (a.) Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield.

Ancile :: Ancile (n.) The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome..

Gyron :: Gyron (n.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner..

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