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Esquire

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Originally meant a shield-bearer, and was bestowed upon the two attendants of a knight, who were distinguished by silver spurs, and whose especial duty it was to look after their master's armour; now used widely as a courtesy title.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Esquire'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/esquire.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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