esquire
es·quire
(ĕs′kwīr′, ĭ-skwīr′)n.
1. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight.
2. Abbr. Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.
3. Chiefly British A barrister-at-law.
4. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
5. Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
[Middle English esquier, from Old French escuier, from Late Latin scūtārius, shield bearer, from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
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esquire
(ɪˈskwaɪə)n
1. chiefly Brit a title of respect, usually abbreviated Esq, placed after a man's name
2. (Historical Terms) (in medieval times) the attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself
3. rare a male escort
[C15: from Old French escuier, from Late Latin scūtārius shield bearer, from Latin scūtum shield]
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es•quire
(ˈɛs kwaɪər, ɛˈskwaɪər)n.
1. (cap.) a title of respect sometimes placed, esp. in its abbreviated form, after a man's surname in formal written address: in the U.S., chiefly applied to lawyers, women as well as men. Abbr.: Esq., Esqr.
3. a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.
[1425–75; late Middle English esquier < Middle French escuier < Latin scūtārius shield bearer =scūt(um) shield + -ārius -ary]
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esquire
- At its root, it means "shield bearer (in service to a knight)," from Latin scutarius.See also related terms for knight.
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esquire
Past participle: esquired
Gerund: esquiring
| Imperative |
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| esquire |
| esquire |
| Present |
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| I esquire |
| you esquire |
| he/she/it esquires |
| we esquire |
| you esquire |
| they esquire |
| Preterite |
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| I esquired |
| you esquired |
| he/she/it esquired |
| we esquired |
| you esquired |
| they esquired |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am esquiring |
| you are esquiring |
| he/she/it is esquiring |
| we are esquiring |
| you are esquiring |
| they are esquiring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have esquired |
| you have esquired |
| he/she/it has esquired |
| we have esquired |
| you have esquired |
| they have esquired |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was esquiring |
| you were esquiring |
| he/she/it was esquiring |
| we were esquiring |
| you were esquiring |
| they were esquiring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had esquired |
| you had esquired |
| he/she/it had esquired |
| we had esquired |
| you had esquired |
| they had esquired |
| Future |
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| I will esquire |
| you will esquire |
| he/she/it will esquire |
| we will esquire |
| you will esquire |
| they will esquire |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have esquired |
| you will have esquired |
| he/she/it will have esquired |
| we will have esquired |
| you will have esquired |
| they will have esquired |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be esquiring |
| you will be esquiring |
| he/she/it will be esquiring |
| we will be esquiring |
| you will be esquiring |
| they will be esquiring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been esquiring |
| you have been esquiring |
| he/she/it has been esquiring |
| we have been esquiring |
| you have been esquiring |
| they have been esquiring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been esquiring |
| you will have been esquiring |
| he/she/it will have been esquiring |
| we will have been esquiring |
| you will have been esquiring |
| they will have been esquiring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been esquiring |
| you had been esquiring |
| he/she/it had been esquiring |
| we had been esquiring |
| you had been esquiring |
| they had been esquiring |
| Conditional |
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| I would esquire |
| you would esquire |
| he/she/it would esquire |
| we would esquire |
| you would esquire |
| they would esquire |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have esquired |
| you would have esquired |
| he/she/it would have esquired |
| we would have esquired |
| you would have esquired |
| they would have esquired |
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Translations
esquire
esquire
[ɪsˈkwaɪəʳ] N (Brit) (on envelope) → Señor don
Colin Smith Esquire → Sr. D. Colin Smith
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Esquire
[ɪˈskwaɪər] n
J. Brown, Esquire → Monsieur J. Brown
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esquire
n (abbr Esq) (Brit: on envelope) als Titel nach dem Namen, wenn kein anderer Titel angegeben wird James Jones, Esq → Herrn James Jones
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