SINCE 1828
esquire
noun
es·quire
| \ ˈe-ˌskwī(-ə)r
, i-ˈskwī(-ə)r
\
, i-ˈskwī(-ə)r
\
Definition of esquire
1
: a member of the English gentry ranking below a knight
2
: a candidate for knighthood serving as shield bearer and attendant to a knight
3
—used as a title of courtesy often by attorneys usually placed in its abbreviated form after the surname John R. Smith, Esq.
4
archaic
: a landed proprietor
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esquire
noun
es·quire
| \ ˈes-ˌkwīr
\
\
Legal Definition of esquire
—used as a title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated form after the name and capitalized
John R. Smith, Esq. Jane L. Smith, Esq.
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