DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L Archives

Archiver > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY > 2001-05 > 0989198527


From: (Judith Graham)
Subject: Meaning of "Esquire"
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 22:19:59 -0700



Can anyone comment on the use of Esquire after a person's name in
Scotland, if it was used there, how it started and what it means in
modern terms? I know it was used in the 1950's and 60's in Nova Scotia.
I seem to remember that when Esq. was used, as in "John Smith, Esq.", it
was not correct to use "Mr." at the same time. A person on another list
wondered about it, as have I.
Judi Graham


This thread: