[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["(initial capital letter)an unofficial title of respect, having no precise significance, sometimes placed, especially in its abbreviated form, after a man's in formal written address: in the U.S., usually applied to lawyers, women as well as men; in Britain, applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. : Esq.", "squire ( def 2 ) squire ( def 2 ).", "a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.", "Archaic. squire ( def 1 ) squire ( def 1 )."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to raise to the rank of esquire.", "to address as “Esquire.”", "to escort or attend in public."]}]