esquire in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
esquire in Telugu తెలుగు
esquire in English
- esquire⇄esquire, noun, verb, -quired,-quiring.
- Esquire⇄Esquire, noun.
a title of respect placed after a person's last name instead of ?Mr. (or ?Mrs., Ms.) before the name.
Ex. John Jones, Esquire = Mr. John Jones; Mary May, Esquire = Ms. or Mrs. Mary May.
(Abbr:) Esq. or Esqr. - esquire⇄noun 1. (in the Middle Ages) a young man of noble family who attended a knight until he himself was made a knight; squire.
2a. an Englishman ranking next below a knight.
b. any Englishman who practices a profession or belongs to the upper m - esquire⇄v.t. 1. to raise to the rank of esquire.
2. to address as Esquire.
3. to escort (a lady) as an esquire.