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 surnameJohn R. Smith, Esq.
4 archaic : a landed proprietor
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esquire
nounes·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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