Both Uses of
Esquire
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- I am Robert Shallow, sir; a poor esquire of this county, and one of the king's justices of the peace: what is your good pleasure with me?†
Scene 3.2 *
- I'll through Gloucestershire; and there will I visit Master Robert Shallow, esquire: I have him already tempering between my finger and my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him.†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
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(Esquire) United States: a lawyer -- typically abbreviated after the name
United Kingdom: a title of respect for a man