Furthermore, in various periods/provinces, legitimate samurai below the rank of Kishi (mounted samurai) that held special military rights were referred to as `goshi` (like titles given to an English Esquire or a Spanish Hidalgo, etc.).
なお、他の各時代・国において正規の武士、騎士より下位の軍事的特権階級を郷士と表記することがある（イギリスのEsquire、スペインのhidalgo等）。