esquire
(initial capital letter) an unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, sometimes placed, especially in its abbreviated form, after a man's surname in formal written address: in the U.S., usually applied to lawyers, women as well as men; in Britain, applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. Abbreviation: Esq.
a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.
Archaic. squire (def. 1).
to raise to the rank of esquire.
to address as “Esquire.”
to escort or attend in public.
Origin of esquire
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Scott Neumyer is a writer from New Jersey whose work has been published by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, GQ, esquire, Parade magazine and other publications.
Should I be giving my little girl a bigger dose of reality about the pandemic? | Scott Neumyer | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post“[I]ndeed, the Civil War was more or less administered from there,” an esquire review asserts.
Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in esquire.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline | Kevin Fallon | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It really sucks to be in your younger twenties,” Colfer told esquire.
Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer | Oliver Jones | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe wrote about their time together for the April 1982 issue of esquire (and the piece appears here with the author's permission).
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This gives Nagrani greater satisfaction than to have esquire last year crown his socks “the best in the world”.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTE was an esquire, with pride on his brow; F was a Farmer, and followed the plough.
Walter Bellamy, esquire, sitting in state, received his friend and partner with many smiles and much urbanity.
I set out at twilight to make a walk of thirteen miles to the house of our old friend esquire Hooper.
Richard Blewitt, esquire, was sityouated as follows: He'd an incum of three hundred a year from his father.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayHe presented a petition to me to be permitted to add the names 'de Lincy' and 'esquire' to his documents.
The False Chevalier | William Douw Lighthall
British Dictionary definitions for esquire
/ (ɪˈskwaɪə) /
mainly British a title of respect, usually abbreviated Esq, placed after a man's name
(in medieval times) the attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself
rare a male escort
Origin of esquire
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