esquire
Kelime Anlamı :
1. bey.
2. Beyefendii.
3. Mektup zarfı üzerine isim ve soyadından sonra kısaltılarak yazılan ve "bay" anlamına gelen bir unvan: John Smith, Esj.
4. i., İng., mektup zarfı üzerine isim ve soyadından sonra kısaltılarak yazılan ve "bay" anlamına gelen bir unvan: Marmaduke Wigglesworth, Esq.
5. Esq.
6. beyefendi.
7. isim ve soyadından sonra kısaltılarak yazılan ve bay anlamına gelen bir unvan.
8. şövalyelik adayı.
9. efendi.
10. John Smith.
Tanımlar :
1.
A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in england ranking directly below a knight.
2. 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. in medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
4. archaic an english country gentleman; a squire.
2. 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. in medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
4. archaic an english country gentleman; a squire.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
2. a lawyer
3. a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
4. a male member of the gentry ranking below a knight
5. an honorific sometimes placed after a man's name
6. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
7. to attend, wait on, escort.
8. A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
2. a lawyer
3. a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
4. a male member of the gentry ranking below a knight
5. an honorific sometimes placed after a man's name
6. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
7. to attend, wait on, escort.
8. A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire.
2. to wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
2. to wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to attend; wait on; escort, as a gentleman attending a lady in public. todd. see squire, verb
2. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer; an armiger; an attendant on a knight. see squire, 1.
3. A title of dignity next in degree below that of knight.
4. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
5. in heraldry, a bearing somewhat resembling the gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
2. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer; an armiger; an attendant on a knight. see squire, 1.
3. A title of dignity next in degree below that of knight.
4. A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
5. in heraldry, a bearing somewhat resembling the gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia