Esquire
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In Englishlaw. A title of dignity next above gentleman, and below knight. Also a title of office given to sheriffs, serjeants, and barristers at law, justices of the peace, and cthers.
1 Bl. Comm. 406; 3 Steph. Comm. 15, note; Tomlins.