Esmond (Henry).

A chivalrous cavalier in the reign of Queen Anne. The hero of Thackeray’s novel entitled Emsond.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Erudite
Erythreos
Erythynus
Escapade
Esclandre
Escuage
Esculapios (Latin, Esculapius)
Escurial
Escutcheon of Pretence (An)
Esingæ
Esmond (Henry)
Esoteric (Greek, those within)
Espiet (Es-pe-a)
Esplandian
Esprit de Corps
Esprit Follet
Esquire
Essays
Essenes
Essex
Essex Lions