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Esq

Esq

1 8.1
Title placed after a person's name to show respect, often used for lawyers in the United States
  • noun
  • /ɛsˈkwaɪər/
  • Formal
translation icon : esquire
  • For more information, please feel free to contact Michael D. DeMeola, Esq.

Examples

  • The exhibit, which runs through September 6, 2012, at the Strivers Gardens Gallery, was co-curated by Souleo Enterprises, LLC, and Lisa D. Hayes, Esq.

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  • Adam Smith, Esq.

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  • - Mike, this is Keith Stoddard, Esq.

  • Address to Vincent Lunardi, Esq.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Omar Simpson, Esq.

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  • Donna Ferrara, Esq.

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  • And you have not selected a judge advocate. I know of no lawyer in this state who could do stricter justice to the subject than my son-in-law James T. Austin, Esq.

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  • For more information, please feel free to contact Michael D. DeMeola, Esq.

  • - Mike, this is Keith Stoddard, Esq.

  • Address to Vincent Lunardi, Esq.

Synonyms

attorney
vsEsq
  • US
4.6

A lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court

is a written honorific for such professionals rather than the person
esquire
vsEsq
  • Formal
20 9.9

A title placed after a name to show respect, often used by lawyers

is the abbreviated form commonly used today
atty
vsEsq
  • Jargon
8 9.8

An informal short word for a lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court

is the formal written honorific used after a surname

Surface Forms

Esq singular
Esqs plural

Etymology

Esq is short for esquire, which comes from an old word for squire and originally meant a 'shield-bearer' who helped a knight. So, it became a small title of respect and is now often used after a lawyer's name.