esquire
/ɪˈskwaɪə(r)/(缩略词：esq.)
noun
1
Esquire
Brit. a polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used, typically in the address of a letter or other documents〈英〉先生（无其他称呼时用在男子姓名后的尊称, 尤用于信件的姓名和地址或其他文件中）：J. C. Pearson Esquire.
J·C·皮尔逊先生。
1.1
- N. Amer. a title appended to a lawyer's surname〈北美〉加在律师的姓氏后用作尊称。
2
- historical a young nobleman who, in training for knighthood, acted as an attendant to a knight〈史〉骑士随从, 候补骑士。
2.1
- an officer in the service of a king or nobleman侍候国王（或贵族）的官员。
2.2
- as title a landed proprietor or country squire地主, 乡绅。
短语
esquire of the (king's) body
- historical an officer in charge of dressing and undressing the king〈史〉负责给国王更衣的官员。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French esquier, from Latin scutarius 'shield-bearer', from scutum 'shield'; compare with SQUIRE. Sense 2 was the original denotation, sense 1 being at first a courtesy title given to such a person.