Definisjon av esquire

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Noun

esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
attendant, attender, tender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
england a division of the United Kingdom
Esquire - a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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adult male, man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
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Substantiv

esquire - A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight.
esquire - A lawyer.
esquire - A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
esquire - A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.
esquire - An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name.
esquire - A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
esquire - A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.

Verb

esquire - To attend, wait on, escort.

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  • Esquire (abbreviated Esq. ) is a term of British origin (ultimately from Latin scutarius in the sense of shield bearer via Old French "esquier"). An unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, it is used to denote a high but indeterminate social status.

Substantiv

  • Entall: esquire
  • Flertall: esquires

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