esquireship

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noun

The position or office of an esquire.

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Meanings

nounesquireship (plural esquireships)

plural esquireships

  1. The position or office of an esquire.

    He says that there is a vacancy in Percy's household, owing to one of his esquires being made a knight, and a page has been promoted to an esquireship.

    1903, George Alfred Henty, Both sides the border: a tale of Hotspur and Glendower, page 32

Origin

From esquire + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

esquireship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esquireship

MLA

“esquireship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esquireship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esquireship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esquireship.

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