errare est humanum (L.), to err is human.

escalier (Fr.), staircase;—escalier dérobé, private staircase.

escamotage (Fr.), juggling.

Eschscholtzia (Latinised from name of German botanist Eschscholtz), a Californian poppy with showy yellow flowers.

escribano (Sp.), a notary.

escroc (Fr.), a swindler.

espada (Sp.), a sword: a matador.

esprit follet (Fr.), a mischievous goblin.

esse quam videri (L.), to be, rather than to seem.

estancia (Sp.), a mansion: in Spanish America, a large grazing farm or landed estate;—estanciero, the owner or overseer of such.