名詞 esquire:

1. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
2. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
   同義詞：Esq

es.quire

n.（名詞）
A male belonging to the gentry in England and ranking directly below a knight.
紳士：士族地位次于騎士的或在中上階層有一定社會(huì)地位的男士
Esquire Abbr. Esq.Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer:
Esquire 縮寫 Esq.…先生：經(jīng)常使用其簡(jiǎn)寫形式Esq.表示尊重，特別用在辯護(hù)律師或領(lǐng)事館官員的名字后面：
例句：
Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.
簡(jiǎn)·多伊；約翰·都伊

In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
騎士隨從：中世紀(jì)時(shí)的候補(bǔ)騎士，騎士隨從，持盾侍從
Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
【古語(yǔ)】 英國(guó)鄉(xiāng)紳；地主

來(lái)源：
Middle English esquier
中古英語(yǔ) esquier
from Old French escuier
源自 古法語(yǔ) escuier
from Late Latin scôt3rius [shield bearer]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) scôt3rius [持盾侍從]
from Latin scôtum [shield] * see skei-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) scôtum [盾，盾狀物] *參見 skei-