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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 748196, member: 8708"]In the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">United Kingdom</a>, <i>Esquire</i> historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landed_gentry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landed_gentry" rel="nofollow">landed gentry</a> above the rank of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentleman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentleman" rel="nofollow">gentleman</a> and below the rank of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight" rel="nofollow">knight</a>. In 1826, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone" rel="nofollow">William Blackstone</a> reiterated that, "the title should be limited to those only who bear an office of trust under the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown" rel="nofollow">Crown</a> 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."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-auto-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-auto-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>By the early 20th century, it came to be used as a general courtesy title for any man in a formal setting, usually as a suffix to his name, as in "Todd Smith, Esq.", with no precise significance. In the United Kingdom today, it is still occasionally used as a written style of address in formal or professional correspondence.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-dictionary.com1-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-dictionary.com1-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-oed-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-oed-7" rel="nofollow">[7]</a> In certain formal contexts, it remains an indication of a social status that is recognised in the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence" rel="nofollow">order of precedence</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-debretts-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-debretts-8" rel="nofollow">[8]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow">United States</a>, <i>Esquire</i> is mostly used to denote a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer" rel="nofollow">lawyer</a> in a departure from traditional use and is irrespective of gender. In <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)" rel="nofollow">letters</a>, a lawyer is customarily addressed by adding the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffix_(name)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffix_(name)" rel="nofollow">suffix</a> <i>Esquire</i> (abbreviated <i>Esq.</i>), preceded by a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma" rel="nofollow">comma</a>, after the lawyer's full name.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-Tussle_Over_Titles-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-Tussle_Over_Titles-9" rel="nofollow">[9]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 748196, member: 8708"]In the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], [I]Esquire[/I] historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landed_gentry']landed gentry[/URL] above the rank of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentleman']gentleman[/URL] and below the rank of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight']knight[/URL]. In 1826, [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone']William Blackstone[/URL] reiterated that, "the title should be limited to those only who bear an office of trust under the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown']Crown[/URL] 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."[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-auto-5'][5][/URL] By the early 20th century, it came to be used as a general courtesy title for any man in a formal setting, usually as a suffix to his name, as in "Todd Smith, Esq.", with no precise significance. In the United Kingdom today, it is still occasionally used as a written style of address in formal or professional correspondence.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-dictionary.com1-6'][6][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-oed-7'][7][/URL] In certain formal contexts, it remains an indication of a social status that is recognised in the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence']order of precedence[/URL].[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-debretts-8'][8][/URL] In the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], [I]Esquire[/I] is mostly used to denote a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer']lawyer[/URL] in a departure from traditional use and is irrespective of gender. In [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)']letters[/URL], a lawyer is customarily addressed by adding the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffix_(name)']suffix[/URL] [I]Esquire[/I] (abbreviated [I]Esq.[/I]), preceded by a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma']comma[/URL], after the lawyer's full name.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire#cite_note-Tussle_Over_Titles-9'][9][/URL][/QUOTE]
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