Chapter Erminia to Essex Stile of E by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Escapade (3 syl.). French. Means literally an escape [from restraint]; hence a spree, lark, or prank. (Spanish, escapar, escapada.)

"His second escapade was made for the purpose of visiting the field of Rullion Green." - Scott: Guy Mannering, xxxvi.

Esclandre An event which gives rise to scandal. "By the famous Boulogne esclandre. "

"Since the last `esclandre' he had held little or no communication with her." - Lady Herbert: Edith, 18.

Escuage (3 syl.) means "shield service," and is applied to that obligation which bound a vassal to follow his lord to war at his own private charge. (French, escu, écu, a shield.)

Esculapios (Latin, Esculapius). A disciple of Esculapius means a medical student. Esculapian, medical. Esculapios, in Homer, is a "blameless physician," whose sons were the medical attendants of the Greek army. Subsequently; he was held to be the "god of the medical art."

Escurial The palace of the Spanish sovereigns, about fifteen miles north-west of Madrid. It is one of the most superb structures in Europe, but is built among rocks, as the name signifies.

Escutcheon of Pretence (An). That of a wife, either heiress or coheiress, placed in the centre of her husband's shield.

Esingæ A title given to the kings of Kent, from Ese, their first king, sometimes called Ochta.

Esmond (Henry). A chivalrous cavalier in the reign of Queen Anne. The hero of Thackeray's novel entitled Esmond.

Esoteric (Greek, those within). Exoteric, those without. The term originated with Pythagoras, who stood behind a curtain when he gave his lectures. Those who were allowed to attend the lectures, but not to see his face, he called his exoteric disciples; but those who were allowed to enter the veil, his esoteric.
   Aristotle adopted the same terms, though he did not lecture behind a curtain. He called those who attended his evening lectures, which were of a popular character, his exoterics: and those who attended his more abstruse morning lectures, his esoterics.

Espiet (Es-pe-a). Nephew of Oriande la Fée. A dwarf, not more than three feet high, with yellow hair as fine as gold, and though above a hundred years old, a seeming child of seven. He was one of the falsest knaves in the world, and knew every kind of enchantment. (Romance of Maugis d'Aygremont et de Vivia son frère.)

Esplandian Son of Amadis and Oriana. He is the hero of Montalvo's continuation of Amadis, called The Fifth Book.

Esprit de Corps Fellow-feeling for the society with which you are associated. A military term - every soldier will stand up for his own corps.

Esprit Follet A bogle which delights in misleading and tormenting mortals.

Esquire One who carried the escu or shield of a knight. (Latin, scutiger, a shield-bearer.)
Copy of a letter from C. H. ATHILL, ESQ., "Richmond Herald ": -

"Herald's College, E.C., January 26th 1893.

"The following persons are legally `Esquires': -

"The sons of peers, the sons of baronets, the sons of knights, the eldest sons of the younger sons of peers, and their eldest sons in perpetuity, the eldest son of the eldest son of a knight, and his eldest son in perpetuity, the kings of arms, the heralds of arms, officers of the Army or Navy of the rank of captain and upwards, sheriffs of counties for life, J.P.'s of counties whilst in commission, serjeants-at-law,