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ESQ.
Last seen on: Wall Street Journal Crossword – April 05 2022 – Opening Lines
Random information on the term “ESQ”:
Esquire (/ɪˈskwaɪər/, US also /ˈɛskwaɪər/; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title.
In the United Kingdom, Esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight. Some sources cite that the title was bestowed on “candidates for knighthood in England,” and even used with respect to other dignitaries, such as justices of the peace, sheriffs, and sergeants.
According to research by a New York City Bar Association committee, in the United States, esquire over time came to refer “commonly and exclusively” to lawyers, but how that happened is unclear. The only certainty, the committee stated, is that “based on common usage it is fair to state that if the title appears after a person’s name, that person may be presumed to be a lawyer.” The 1826 edition of William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England reiterated that “the title should be limited to those only who bear an office of trust under the Crown and who are styled esquires by the king in their commissions and appointments; and all, I conceive, who are once honoured by the king with the title of esquire have a right to that distinction for life.”