esquires
Lawyers' honorific suffix
Esquires is the plural of esquire, a title of courtesy.
In British usage, Esquire (abbreviated Esq.) follows a man's name as a formal address, roughly equivalent to Mr. but placed after rather than before: letters addressed to John Smith, Esq.
In American usage, Esq. typically follows the names of attorneys: Jane Doe, Esq.
The word originally denoted a young nobleman training for knighthood.
Honored mounted soldier
- armorProtective combat covering
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- nobilityTitled ruling class
attendant · page · heraldry · manor · landed gentry · coat of arms · vassal · feudalism
Licensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- counselExpert guidance offered
advocate · courtroom · litigation · legal title · bar · brief · chambers · correspondence
Courteous, honorable man
- landedCame to rest
- countrySovereign state or territory
- estateProperty and grounds
- manor houseLanded gentry's residence
rural · aristocracy · social rank · property · tenant · hunting · countryside · titled
knight
Honored mounted soldier
nobility · attendant · page · heraldry · manor · landed gentry · coat of arms · vassal · feudalism · service
attorney
Licensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
counsel · advocate · courtroom · litigation · legal title · bar · brief · chambers · correspondence · professional
gentleman
Courteous, honorable man
manor house · rural · aristocracy · social rank · property · tenant · hunting · countryside · titled · respectability
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- social classesupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, nobles
- commonerscommoner, commoners, peasant, peasants, common people
- fraternal orderslodge, Freemason, lodges, Mason, Shriner