Esq has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
"Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, esq., greeted his neighbors with the modest courtesy expected of a gentleman just beneath knighthood."
2
Abbreviation of esquire.
"He signed his name at the bottom of the letter as John Smith, Esq."
Broader Terms (hypernyms)