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Looking for sentences and phrases with the word esses? Here are some examples.
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Sentence Examples
| His was the largest retinue in England and he promoted the use of badges and insignia, the most familiar being the Lancastrian collar of esses. |
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| During the reigns of Edward IV and Richard III the collar of esses was frowned upon, to say the least. |
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| The Collar of Esses became in effect a badge of office, though of course still denoting allegiance to the monarch. |
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Examples from Classical Literature
| With the exception of esses this is the form given by the Standard Dictionary. |
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| If, then, the Collar of esses was first given by this mighty duke, what would be his meaning in the device? |
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| In fact, to people who lisp and pronounce their esses as though they were teeaitches, it's quite the same. |
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| If any other officers of the royal household still wear the collar of esses, I shall be glad to be informed. |
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| Plain collars of esses are now worn in the United Kingdom by kings-of-arms, heralds and serjeants-at-arms. |
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| It was enlarged in 1567, and in its present shape has 28 esses alternating with knots and roses and joined with a portcullis. |
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| Whether at any period the golden collar of esses distinguished the knights of the Garter we know not. |
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| There can be no doubt, from the costume, that the effigy is that of a judge, and under his robes is visible the Collar of esses. |
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