Esquire vs. Squire

Esquirenoun

A lawyer.

Esquirenoun

A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.

Esquirenoun

An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name.

Esquirenoun

A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.

Esquirenoun

(archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight

Esquirenoun

(obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.

Esquirenoun

(heraldry) A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.

Esquireverb

To attend, wait on, escort.

Esquirenoun

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.

Esquireverb

To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.

Esquirenoun

(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

Esquirenoun

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

Esquirenoun

a polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used, typically in the address of a letter or other documents

Esquirenoun

a title appended to the surname of a lawyer (of either sex).

Esquirenoun

a young nobleman who, in training for knighthood, acted as an attendant to a knight.

Esquirenoun

an officer in the service of a king or nobleman.

Esquirenoun

a landed proprietor or country squire

Esquire

Esquire (, US also ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, Esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight.

Squirenoun

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

Squirenoun

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.

Squirenoun

A male attendant on a great personage.

Squirenoun

A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

Squirenoun

A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.

Squirenoun

Term of address to an equal.

Squirenoun

(obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

Squireverb

To attend as a squire.

Squireverb

To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.

Squirenoun

A square; a measure; a rule.

Squirenoun

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

Squirenoun

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.

Squirenoun

A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

Squirenoun

A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

Squireverb

To attend as a squire.

Squireverb

To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.

Squirenoun

young nobleman attendant on a knight

Squirenoun

an English country landowner

Squirenoun

a man who attends or escorts a woman

Squireverb

attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

Squirenoun

a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area

Squirenoun

used by a man as a friendly or humorous form of address to another man

Squirenoun

a title given to a magistrate, lawyer, or judge in some rural districts.

Squirenoun

a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself.

Squirenoun

a subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus ).

Squireverb

(of a man) accompany or escort (a woman)

Squireverb

(of a man) have a romantic relationship with (a woman)

Squire

Starting in the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire was a knight's apprentice.