escuage (es kuaj)

[OF. escuage, F. écuage, Coleoptera in which the scutellum of the me so The most and best part that spake was for the remaining of escuage : but the general est applause was upon them that would have taken it away. Sir T. Wilson, Note of Dec. 4, 1606. Escuage , which was the commutation for the personal service of military tenants in war, having rather the appearance of an indulgence than an imposition, might reasonably be levied by the king. Hallam, Middle Ages, viii. 2. escudero (es-kö-dā'rō), n. [ Sp., = E. esquire, q. v.] A shield-bearer; an esquire. His escuderos rode in front, His cavaliers behind. T. B. Aldrich, Knight of Aragon.