So would you classify _Esquire_ as a term that others applied to your
[good] name, but that you would not use yourself with your name?

RE-Esquire
>Esquire was an ending of a name addressed on a letter to a person with
>whom you were doing business. or a person who was a little more than a
>common person. my fathers mail always come with Esq.at the end of his
>name.It was of a courtesy than anything.but here is the definition from
>the British Pears Encyclopedia printed in18 90.
>ESQUIRE was formerly something of a distingtive title applied to the
>otherwise untitled sons of nobles,also of Nights ,officers officials and
>professional men;now used generally as a matter of courtesy in
>addressing people who are of good social standing
>
>Jean
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