All 3 Uses of
Esquire
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- WILLIAM BRAYDEN, ESQUIRE, OF OAKLANDS, SANDYMOUNT Red Murray touched Mr Bloom's arm with the shears and whispered: —Brayden.†
Chpt 7 *
- Albert Edward, Arthur Edmund, Alphonsus Eb Ed El Esquire.†
Chpt 8
- For nonperishable goods bought of Moses Herzog, of 13 Saint Kevin's parade in the city of Dublin, Wood quay ward, merchant, hereinafter called the vendor, and sold and delivered to Michael E. Geraghty, esquire, of 29 Arbour hill in the city of Dublin, Arran quay ward, gentleman, hereinafter called the purchaser, videlicet, five pounds avoirdupois of first choice tea at three shillings and no pence per pound avoirdupois and three stone avoirdupois of sugar, crushed crystal, at threepence per pound avoirdupois, the said purchaser debtor to the said vendor of one pound five shillings and sixpence sterling for value received which amount shall be paid by said purchaser to said vendor in weekly i†
Chpt 12
Definitions:
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(1)
(Esquire) United States: a lawyer -- typically abbreviated after the name
United Kingdom: a title of respect for a man -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Esquire is also the name of a magazine. As a common noun, esquire was the title of a Middle Ages attendant and shield bearer to a knight. The attendant was also typically a candidate for knighthood. See the linked Wikipedia article for subsequent, but still dated, British usage.