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：經常使用其簡寫形式Esq.表示尊重，特別用在辯護律師或領事館官員的名字后面：
例句：
Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.
簡·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：中世紀時的候補騎士，騎士隨從，持盾侍從
Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
【古語】 英國鄉(xiāng)紳；地主

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