Squire
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In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Boys served a knight as an attendant, doing simple but important tasks, such as saddling a horse and caring for the knight's
Wolfram von Eschenbach and his squire (Codex Manesse, 14th century)
The Squire - Ellesmere Chaucer
Page (servant)
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A page or page boy is traditionally a young male attendant or servant, but may also have been a messenger in the service of a nobleman.
Lord Patten, robed as Chancellor of Oxford University, assisted by a page
Alof de Wignacourt and his page, by Caravaggio, c. 1608
The Queen and the Page, by Marianne Stokes, 1896
Painting of a page boy with slave collar, Dutch, 17th century