esquire

n 1: (in medieval England) an attendant and shield bearer to a

knight; a candidate for knighthood

2: (British) a title of respect for a member of the English

gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

[syn: {Esquire}, {Esq}]

v : accompany as an escort [syn: {escort}]

Square

A {query language}, a precursor to {SQL}.

["Specifying Queries as Relational Expressions: The SQUARE

Data Sublanguage", R.E. Boyce et al, CACM 18(11):621-628 (Nov

1975)].

(1995-05-02)