ESQUIRE
\ˈɛskwa͡ɪ͡ə], \ˈɛskwaɪə], \ˈɛ_s_k_w_aɪə]\
Definitions of ESQUIRE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
By Princeton University
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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Originally, the armor-bearer or attendant on a knight; a title next below that of a knight; Esquire, a title given to lawyers and justices of the peace, and often used (after the name) instead of Mr.; abbreviated Esq.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(orig.) A squire or shield-bearer: an attendant on a knight: a title of dignity next below a knight: a title given to younger sons of noblemen, etc.: a general title of respect in addressing letters.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
