ESQUIRE in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

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Definition

United States: a lawyer — typically abbreviated after the name

United Kingdom: a title of respect for a man

Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star Chamber matter of it; if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.
1.1 — Act 1 Scene 1 — Windsor; and the neighbourhood (2% in)

He hath wronged me; indeed he hath;—at a word, he hath, —believe me; Robert Shallow, esquire, saith he is wronged.
1.1 — Act 1 Scene 1 — Windsor; and the neighbourhood (34% in)

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Esquire used in The Merry Wives of Windsor