Esquire
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• ) is usually a courtesy title
• In the United Kingdom, Esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight
• It later 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 "John Smith, Esq
• ", with no precise significance
• In the United Kingdom today, it is still commonly used as a written style of address in formal or professional correspondence
• In certain formal contexts, it remains an indication of a social status that is recognised in the formal Order of Precedence
• In the United States, Esquire is mostly used to denote a lawyer; in a departure from traditional use, it is used irrespective of gender
• In letters, a lawyer is customarily addressed by adding the suffix Esquire (abbreviated Esq
• ), preceded by a comma, after the lawyer's full name
• An exception to this would be the American magazine Esquire which, as a publication for men rather than lawyers, uses the term in the original British sense