esquire

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Recent Examples of esquire These men were called squires for most of the Middle Ages, but esquire began to appear in the 15th century. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022
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Noun
  • The duke's Invictus Games countdown event takes place exactly one year before the 2027 games, which are slated to begin on July 10 of that year.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • The duke traditionally accompanies the monarch in the lead carriage of the Royal Procession, a custom that dates back to 1825, when the first Duke of Wellington rode alongside King George IV.
    Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie.
    Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Under the law, the remaining earls, viscounts and dukes who inherited their seats in the chamber along with their aristocratic titles will leave Parliament for good when the current session concludes this spring.
    Peter Weber, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Members of the upper chamber dropped their objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited their seats in the House of Lords, The Associated Press reported.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023

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“Esquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esquire. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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