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esquire

The correct spelling is esquire.

How to pronounce esquire

noun

IPA: /ɪˈskwaɪə/

Say it like: Esk-wir-e

The correct spelling is esquire. A lawyer.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A lawyer.
  2. 2.A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.
  3. 3.An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name.
  4. 4.A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
  5. 5.A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight

verb

  1. 1.To attend, wait on, escort.

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