Esquire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight.
  • n. 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.
  • n. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
  • n. Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
  • n. a lawyer
  • n. a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
  • n. a male member of the gentry ranking below a knight
  • n. an honorific sometimes placed after a man's name
  • n. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
  • v. To attend, wait on, escort.
  • n. A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • v. To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer; an armiger; an attendant on a knight. See squire, 1.
  • n. A title of dignity next in degree below that of knight.
  • n. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
  • To attend; wait on; escort, as a gentleman attending a lady in public. Todd. See squire, verb
  • n. In heraldry, a bearing somewhat resembling the gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
  • n. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
  • Verb Form
    esquired    esquires    esquiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adult male    man    attendant    tender    attender   
    Cross Reference
    gentleman    owner    squire    escort    esquire bedel   
    Form
    esquired    esquiring    bedel   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    attend    armiger    squire    escort   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts