Esdras

noun Es·dras \ˈez-drəs\

Definition of ESDRAS

: either of two books of the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament:

a : ezra 2

b : nehemiah 2

: either of two uncanonical books of Scripture included in the Protestant Apocrypha — see bible table

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Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew ʽEzrā

First Known Use: 14th century

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