esquire
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(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 Renaissancedomain region: england - a division of the United Kingdom -
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 Kingdomis a type of: adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)same as: esq
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