1Either of two books of the Apocrypha. The first is mainly a compilation from Chronicles, Nehemiah, and Ezra; the second is a record of angelic revelation.
2(in the Vulgate) the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Definition of Esdras in US English:
Esdras
proper nounˈezdrəs
1Either of two books of the Apocrypha. The first is mainly a compilation from Chronicles, Nehemiah, and Ezra; the second is a record of angelic revelation.