Many a stately knight bent his head, and many an inquiry was directed to the esquires and attendants as she drew near.
A loud shout of applause ensued; and the esquires being at hand with fresh weapons, each knight was too eager for the fray to lose a moment in requesting the usual signal.
The tents of the warriors were fancifully decorated, every one having his shield newly emblazoned and hung out in front, where the pages and esquires watched, guarding vigilantly these sacred treasures.
All the Deputy Lieutenants of the three Ridings, several noblemen, and a multitude of opulent esquires and substantial yeomen had been attracted to the provincial capital.
The knights probably foundesquires for a limited time among those who fought under their banner and received their pay.
Whenever the esquires took the horses out to graze, he was bound to precede them with a standard of the order.
When the troops of the Temple were on their march, the esquires rode before the knights with their baggage.
The Master of the Temple and the whole chapter, with the knights, in all 300, were slain; only four knights and fourteen esquires escaped.
And my Cid divided it among his company, and he made them all rich, both knights and esquires and footmen, so that they said to one another, He who serves a good Lord, happy man is his dole.
And there went with them five hundred esquires on foot, all hidalgos, beside those who were bred in his household, and beside other foot-men, who were many in number.
Esquires created to that rank by patent, and their eldest sons in perpetual succession.
Esquires by office, such as justices of the peace while on the roll, mayors of towns during mayoralty, and sheriffs of counties (who retain the title for life).
All who in commissions signed by the sovereign, are ever styled esquires retain that designation for life.
Lords of manors, chiefs of clans and other tenants of the crown in capite are esquires by prescription.
That they are persons of distinction is evident from the badges they wear and the large attendance of pages and esquires and jefes.
Persons styled esquires by the sovereign in their patents, commissions or appointments.
Some of our greatest Heralds have their divisions of Esquires applied to this day.
Those of other nations who are Barons or great Lords in their own Countries, and no knights, are in legal proceedings stiled with us, Esquires only.
Knights of Justice, Knights of Grace, and Esquires of the Orders all suspend the badges they wear from a black watered-silk ribbon below their shields (Fig.
The helmets of knights and baronets and of esquires and gentlemen, in accordance with present official practice, are usually ornamented with gold, though this would not appear to be a fixed and unalterable rule.
Lord Audley, being carried back to his own tent, summoned his four esquires and divided the gift among them.
In the midst of the shouts and unrestrained clamor succeeding this eloquent address, the fiery chargers of the king and his attendant barons and esquires were led to the foot of the staircase.
By my troth, were it not utterly impossible, I could deem ye had been worsted in the strife," continued the impatient Lancaster, while the cooler and more sagacious Hereford scanned the countenances of the esquires in silence.
The deck of the ship is seen from mainmast to stern; sailors busy with ropes, groups of knights and their esquires lounging.
Then desired Lord Cobham in the King's presence that a hundred knights and esquires might be suffered to come in upon his purgation, which he knew would clear him of all heresies.
There are at least 20 of the said 37 Esquires whose names are little known, and whose qualifications as Esqrs.
The knights-errant had their esquires and men-at-arms, who were allowed the privilege of fighting under their leader's banner.
Contracts were made with nobles, knights, or esquires who undertook to enlist an agreed number of armored men-at-arms and archers, who were paid wages.
King, lords, knights, and esquires have been stolen by yeomen and husbandmen.
Esquires and gentlemen with possessions to the value of 800s.
Esquires and gentlemen below the rank of knight with no land nor rent over 2,000s.
Esquires and gentlemen with possessions to the yearly value of 800s.
Judicial Procedure - The office of Justice of the Peace was developed and filled by knights, esquires and gentlemen who were closely associated with the magnates.
The esquires of the combatants now approached, and delivered to each his shield and lance, assisting to hang the former around his neck, that his two hands might remain free, one for the management of the bridle, the other to direct the lance.
Esquires and gentlemen with possessions to the value of 800 s.
What apparel gentlemen under the estate of knights, and what esquires of two hundred mark-land &c may wear, and what their wives and children.
The knights and esquires are well mounted on large bay horses, the common people on little galloways.
This set every one upon guessing who was the Esquires Friend, and most people at first fancied it must be Dr.
Only comparatively few of theesquires could be used in personal attendance upon the Earl; the others were trained more strictly in arms, and served rather in the capacity of a sort of body-guard than as ordinary squires.
It was seeing two of his fellow-esquires fetching and carrying this water that Myles disliked so heartily, and every morning his bile was stirred anew at the sight.
This company of esquires consisted of from eighty to ninety lads, ranging in age from eight to twenty years.
All the long train of mourners taken from every class, the uplifted standard with the Cross of St George, the esquires and gentlemen in their long cloaks of mourning garb, these were a wondrous spectacle.
So far as can be ascertained, these were either knights attached to the royal household or service, who wore gold or gilt collars, or esquires in the like position who wore silver collars.
Parliament, and among those lords and esquires not a few clearly appear to have been of the female sex.
He had to show that the lords and esquires of that great county, and not the freeholders at large, had for the long period of time which began with the reign of Henry IV.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "esquires" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
