esquire

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

Definition categories: person, attendant, attender, tender

2. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

Similar word(s): esq

Definition categories: person, man

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To attend, wait on, escort.