<Li> Those who are so by office and by serving the prince in any worshipful calling </Li> <P> According to one typical definition, esquires in English law included: </P> <Ul> <Li> The eldest sons of knights, and their eldest sons in perpetual succession </Li> <Li> The eldest sons of younger sons of peers, and their eldest sons in perpetual succession (children of peers already had higher precedence) </Li> <Li> Esquires created by letters patent or other investiture, and their eldest sons </Li> <Li> Esquires by virtue of their offices, as Justices of the Peace and others who bear any office of trust under the Crown </Li> <Li> Esquires of knights constituted at their investiture </Li> <Li> Foreign noblemen </Li> <Li> Persons who are so styled under the Royal sign manual (officers of the Armed Forces of or above the rank of Captain in the Army or its equivalent) and sons thereof . </Li> <Li> Barristers (but not Solicitors) </Li> </Ul> <Li> The eldest sons of knights, and their eldest sons in perpetual succession </Li>

What does the term esquire mean in law