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.