单词 | esquire |
释义 | esquire (once / 13206 pages) n WORD FAMILY esquire: esquires USAGE EXAMPLESThere were, for example, at Bannockburn, the knights, the esquires, the sturdy yeomanry, the spearmen, the bowmen, and the camp-followers. Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford), The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toa...(2012) In answer to her signal the faithful esquire knocked at his master's turret door. Morgan, Louisa, Baron Bruno—Or, the Unbelieving Phi...(2012) The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; Ð the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) n (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood Hyper attendant, attender, tender someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another Esquire (once / 13602 pages) n WORD FAMILY Esquire: Esquires USAGE EXAMPLESAt Esquire, Charlie Pierce asked rhetorically, “Are You Ready for the End of the Republican Party?” Salon was even more direct, declaring, “Republicans are doomed.” Salon(Dec 28, 2016) “Man is never more masculine than after the birth of his first child,” he said in his most recent Esquire sit-down. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) I read a Bill Murray interview, I think it was in Esquire, and he talks about this Chicago attitude. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) n a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name Syn|Hyper Esq adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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