Associations to the word «Esquire»

ESQUIRE, noun. A lawyer

ESQUIRE, noun. A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight

ESQUIRE, noun. An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name

ESQUIRE, noun. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.

ESQUIRE, noun. (archaic) a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight

ESQUIRE, noun. (obsolete) a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.

ESQUIRE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To attend, wait on, escort.

ESQUIRE, noun. (heraldry) A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.

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

ESQUIRE, noun. A title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name.