Definition of esquires Esquires
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What does esquires mean?
Wiktionary 
- esquires (Noun)
Plural of esquire.
Part of speech
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| esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood | ||
| attendant, attender, tender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" | ||
| england a division of the United Kingdom | ||
| esquire - a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name | ||
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| adult male, man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" | ||
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Wiktionary
- esquire (Noun)
A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight. - esquire (Noun)
A lawyer. - esquire (Noun)
A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants. - esquire (Noun)
A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight. - esquire (Noun)
An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name. - esquire (Noun)
A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public. - esquire (Noun)
A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon. - esquire (Verb)
To attend, wait on , escort.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- esquire (n.)
Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire. - esquire (v. t.)
To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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esquire
es-kwīr′, n. (orig.) a squire or shield-bearer: an attendant on a knight: a landed proprietor: a title of dignity next below a knight: a title given to younger sons of noblemen, &c.: a general title of respect in addressing letters. [O. Fr. esquier (Fr. écuyer)—L. scutarius—scutum, a shield.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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esquire
In chivalry, was the shield-bearer or armor-bearer to the knight. He was a candidate for the honor of knighthood, and thus stood to the knight in the relation of a novice or apprentice. When fully equipped each knight was attended by two esquires.
