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by Astaroth on July 2nd, 2004
Abbreviation for "Esquire". Placed after a name can be one of the following:
-A man who is a member of the gentry (nobility) in England. It ranks right below a knight.
-An honorific title for an attorney or a consular officer:
In old times was also a candidate for knighthood, who served a knight as an attendant and also as a shield bearer.
Its translation to Spanish is "Escudero" that means "who bears the shield". Sancho Panza was The Quixote's esquire.
by wolf on December 29th, 2008
it means you are an ass in real life?
wolf,Esq.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on July 26th, 2008
I always thought it was to indicate a male attorney... maybe I have been wrong.
by BrazilianInvestor15 on July 26th, 2008
Will Truman's name plaque from "Will & Grace" said 'William Truman, Esq.' and I always wondered what that meant...now I know!!
by Anonymous on November 8th, 2007
....THAT POMPOSITY IS ALIVE AND WELL
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Quite true, but now anyone in service of the Crown may use it in the Commonwealth!
by Drinking Dano on July 3rd, 2004