esquire: Meaning and Definition of

es•quire

1. (cap.) an unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, sometimes placed, esp. in its abbreviated form, after a man's surname in formal written address: in the U.S., usually applied to lawyers, women as well as men; in Britain, applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. Abbr.: Esq.
2. squire (def. 2).
3. a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.
4. squire (def. 1).

1. to raise to the rank of esquire.
2. to address as “Esquire.”
3. to escort or attend in public.