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(1):

(v. t.) To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.

(2):

(n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; - often shortened to squire.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Esquire'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/esquire.html. 1828.
 
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