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esquire
esquire is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2transitive verb
To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
- 3noun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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- 4noun
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
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