noun esquire A title appended to a lawyer's surname. 1
noun esquire term of address: Mr 1
noun esquire Esquire is a formal title that can be used after a man's name if he has no other title, especially on an envelope that is addressed to him. 0
noun esquire a title of respect, usually abbreviated Esq, placed after a man's name 0
noun esquire (in medieval times) the attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself 0
noun esquire a male escort 0
noun esquire a candidate for knighthood, acting as attendant and shield-bearer for a knight; squire 0
noun esquire in England, a member of the gentry ranking just below a knight 0
noun esquire a title of courtesy, usually abbreviated Esq., Esqr., placed after a man's surname and corresponding more ceremoniously to Mr. 0
noun esquire a landed country gentleman; squire 0
noun esquire a lawyer. 0
noun esquire a male member of the gentry ranking below a knight. 0
noun esquire an honorific sometimes placed after a man's name. 0
noun esquire A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public. 0
noun esquire (archaic) a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight. 0
noun esquire (Obsolete (No longer in use)) a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants. 0
noun esquire (heraldry) A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon. 0
verb esquire (Transitive Verb) OBS To attend, wait on, escort. 0
