noun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• Syn: ↑Esquire
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑man, ↑adult male
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abbreviation or esqr or esqreUsage: often capitalized
esquire
Useful english dictionary. 2012.