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collar of esses

collar of esses noun: an ornamental chain made up of interlinked or juxtaposed S's, originally worn by nobles of the House of Lancaster, and later associated by some writers with the Order of the Garter.

Noun

collar of esses (plural collars of esses)

  1. An ornamental chain made up of interlinked or juxtaposed S's, originally worn by nobles of the House of Lancaster, and later associated by some writers with the Order of the Garter.
    • Anciently, the creation of an esquire, in England, was performed by the ceremony of the King placing about his neck a silver collar of SS, as an ensign of that dignity […].1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, volume I
    • During the reigns of Edward IV and Richard III the collar of esses was frowned upon, to say the least.1997, Doris Fletcher, “The Lancastrian Collar of Esses”, in The Age of Richard II, page 191
    Synonyms:
    SS collar

Synonyms of collar of esses

Forms of collar of esses

pluralcollars of esses
alternative formcollar of Ss

Questions about collar of esses

What does collar of esses mean?
Collar of esses means an ornamental chain made up of interlinked or juxtaposed S's, originally worn by nobles of the House of Lancaster, and later associated by some writers with the Order of the Garter.
What part of speech is collar of esses?
Collar of esses is a noun.
What is the plural of collar of esses?
The plural of collar of esses is collars of esses.

Words near collar of esses in the dictionary

  1. collar bones
  2. collar button
  3. collar buttons
  4. collar counties
  5. collar county
  6. collar of esses
  7. collar stud
  8. collar stud abscess
  9. collar stud abscesses
  10. collar studs
  11. collar tab

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