| 单词 | esquire |
| 释义 | esquire /es"kwuyeur, e skwuyeur"/, n. , v. , esquired, esquiring. n. 1. (cap.) an unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, sometimes placed, esp. in its abbreviated form, after a man's surname in formal written address: in the U.S., usually applied to lawyers, women as well as men; in Britain, applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. Abbr.: Esq. 2. squire (def. 2). 3. a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight. 4. Archaic. squire (def. 1). v.t. 5. to raise to the rank of esquire. 6. to address as "Esquire." 7. to escort or attend in public. [1425-75; late ME esquier < MF escuier < L scutarius shield bearer, equiv. to scut(um) (see SCUTAGE) + -arius -ARY] |
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