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- Shield-bearer - n. - One who, or that which, carries a shield.
- Shield-bearer - n. - Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves.
- 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.
- Hypaspist - n. - A shield-bearer or armor-bearer.
- Squire - n. - A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.