esquire

Definition of Esquire in English :

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Noun

1. esquire

(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

2. esq, esquire

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Esquire

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noun

1. mainly British

a title of respect, usually abbreviated Esq, placed after a man's name

2.

(in medieval times) the attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself

3. rare

a male escort

Esquire

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noun

1. Obsolete

a candidate for knighthood, acting as attendant and shield-bearer for a knight; squire

2.

in England, a member of the gentry ranking just below a knight

3. [E-]

a title of courtesy, usually abbreviated Esq., Esqr., placed after a man's surname and corresponding more ceremoniously to Mr.

, in the U.S., now specif. used for lawyers, male and female

4. Archaic

a landed country gentleman; squire

Esquire

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n.

1. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight.

2. Abbr. Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.

3. Chiefly British A barrister-at-law.

4. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.

5. Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.

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