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A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly below a knight.
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Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.
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In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
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Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
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