- an unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, sometimes placed, especially 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. Abbreviation: Esq.
- squire (def. 2).
- a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.
- squire (def. 1).
- to raise to the rank of esquire.
- to address as “Esquire.”
- to escort or attend in public.
- a title of respect, usually abbreviated Esq, placed after a man's name
- (in medieval times) the attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself
- a male escort
