esquire

Noun
  1. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight;
    A candidate for knighthood (synset 110084036)
    referred to in: dark ages, middle ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
    domain region: england - a division of the United Kingdom
    is a type of: attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
  2. A title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight;
    Placed after the name (synset 110083853)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    same as: esq

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