base esquire

noun

heraldry

: the lower of the halves of a canton divided diagonally

Word History

Etymology

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Rhymes for base esquire

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire
• rehire