ESQUIRE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

esquire

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Definition of esquire

as in duke

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Recent Examples of esquire These men were called squires for most of the Middle Ages, but esquire began to appear in the 15th century. — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022

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Noun

The duke, who moved back to Britain last month after six years overseas, is no stranger to talking in front of rolling cameras.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Marshall detailed his own involvement in the skydiving event to celebrate his 100th birthday, and the duke was motivated to try it out himself.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of duke

Noun

Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of baronet

Noun

Burnard and O’Shaughnessy point out that, whereas Britain regularly sent nobles to govern the Caribbean colonies—and dukes and earls to Ireland—the men appointed to administer the thirteen colonies more often lacked titles and were paid less.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
While this is partly because her father is an earl, the other part of her background honors the fact that her mother was a housemaid.

— Patricia A. Matthew, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of earl

Noun

Born in 1901, Cartland was a fixture of British high society, rubbing shoulders with press barons, politicians, the aristocracy and the Royal Family, as step-grandmother to Princess Diana.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Baronet is a hereditary title and not part of the peerage, ranking below barons but above most knights, per Britannica.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

Under the law, the remaining earls, viscounts and dukes who inherited their seats in the chamber along with their aristocratic titles will leave Parliament for good when the current session concludes this spring.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Members of the upper chamber dropped their objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited their seats in the House of Lords, The Associated Press reported.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of viscount

Noun

The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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