esquire
Synonyymisanakirja: esquire
esquire
avustaja, hoitaja, palvelija, apulainen, herra, kartanonherra, Hra, aseenkantaja, mies, aikuinen mies.
Riimisanakirja: esquire
esquire rimmaa näiden kanssa:
kiire, tulipalokiire, joulukiire, lähtökiire, työkiire, oire, tic-oire, iho-oire, ensioire, stressioire...
Käännökset: esquire
esquire suomeksi
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esquire englanniksi
Esquire
a lawyer
a male member of the gentry ranking below a knight
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 4-), III-ii - I am Robert Shallow, sir; a poor esquire of the county, and one of the king's justices of the peace.
1875 w:Herbert Broom|Herbert Broom and w:Edward Hadley|Edward Hadley, notes by w:William Wait|William Wait, Commentaries on the laws of England, I-317 - Esquires and gentlemen are confounded together by Sir w:Edward Coke|Edward Coke, who observes that every esquire is a gentleman, and a gentleman is defined to be one qui arma gerit, who bears coat-armour, the grant of which was thought to add gentility to a man's family. It is indeed a matter somewhat unsettled what constitutes the distinction, or who is a real esquire; for no estate, however large, per se confers this rank upon its owner.
(n-g)
A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
puhekieltä a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
puhekieltä a shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
1801: w:Joseph Strutt|Joseph Strutt, The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England - The office of the esquire consisted of several departments; the esquire for the body, the esquire of the chamber, the esquire of the stable, and the carving esquire; the latter stood in the hall at dinner, carved the different dishes, and distributed them to the guests.
puhekieltä To attend, wait on, escort.
puhekieltä A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
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