The position, rank, or tenure of being an esquire; the status or office held by an esquire.
Formed from esquire plus the English suffix -ship, which denotes position or office (as in kingship, friendship). Developed to name the formal status in feudal hierarchies.
The -ship suffix is the English language's way of saying 'the whole thing that comes with this job'—esquireship meant not just a title but an entire set of duties and rights!
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