Maître — meaning in English
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English meaning
- esquire noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
- magister noun A historical title of respect or authority, especially for a licensed university teacher of philosophy or the liberal arts in the Middle Ages.
- master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.
Senses
Maître is used for these senses in English:
- esquire (archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
- magister The possessor of a master's degree.
- petty officer A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army
esquire — full definition
- noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
- noun Historically, an English gentleman ranked just below a knight, or a young man who served a knight before becoming one himself.