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Esq.

American  
Or Esqr

abbreviation

  1. Esquire.


Esq. British  

abbreviation

  1. esquire: used esp in correspondence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That boss’s name is Thomas Truffle, Esq., and he’s our family dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

“The records suggest that Neuralink’s sloppy practices pose a danger to public health and safety,” Deborah Dubow Press, Esq., associate general counsel with the Physicians Committee, said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023

Dan grumbled and groused about Bernard Fenstermann, Esq., with inventive vocabulary.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

The list, published Friday by ITV News, advises staff they must use only imperial measurements, put a double space after periods and give all non-titled males the suffix Esq. in correspondence.

From Fox News • Jul. 27, 2019

Sukey was lately owned by L. B. Pearce, Esq. and formerly belonged to William M. Heritage, deceased.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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