ESQUIRE


Meaning of ESQUIRE in English

n. 1 (usu. as abbr. Esq.) Brit. a title appended to a man's surname when no other form of address is used, esp. as a form of address for letters. 2 archaic = SQUIRE.

[ ME f. OF esquier f. L scutarius shield-bearer f. scutum shield ]

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