英语词汇“esquire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

es·quire

(ĕskwīr′, ĭ-skwīr)

1. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight.

2. Abbr. Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.

3. Chiefly British A barrister-at-law.

4. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.

5. Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.

[Middle English esquier, from Old French escuier, from Late Latin scūtārius, shield bearer, from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	esquire
释义	es·quire (ĕskwīr′, ĭ-skwīr) n. 1. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight. 2. Abbr. Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq. 3. Chiefly British A barrister-at-law. 4. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer. 5. Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire. [Middle English esquier, from Old French escuier, from Late Latin scūtārius, shield bearer, from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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