equites

[ ek-wi-teez ]

/ ˈɛk wɪˌtiz /

plural noun Roman History.

mounted military units; cavalry.

members of a specially privileged class derived from the ancient Roman cavalry and having status intermediate between those of senatorial rank and the common people.

Origin of equites

<Latin, plural of eques horseman, derivative of equus horse

Words nearby equites

equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities, equitoxic, equity, equity capital, equity-linked policy

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Example sentences from the Web for equites

The sons of senators were eligible by right of birth, and appear to have been known as equites illustres.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
This order seemeth to answer in part to that Equites aurati.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
Are the people, the equites, given body and soul over to the war party?
A Friend of Caesar|William Stearns Davis
The law by which the Judices were to be taken only from the Equites, and not from the Senators, as had been the custom hitherto.
A Smaller History of Rome|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence

The equites at Rome had an interest in acquitting a man who favoured their order.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for equites

equites

/ (ˈɛkwɪˌtiːz) /

pl n (in ancient Rome)

the cavalry

Also called: knights members of a social order distinguished by wealth and ranking just below the senators

Word Origin for equites

from Latin, plural of eques horseman, from equus horse

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单词	equites
释义	equites [ ek-wi-teez ] / ˈɛk wɪˌtiz / plural noun Roman History. mounted military units; cavalry. members of a specially privileged class derived from the ancient Roman cavalry and having status intermediate between those of senatorial rank and the common people. Origin of equites <Latin, plural of eques horseman, derivative of equus horse Words nearby equites equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities, equitoxic, equity, equity capital, equity-linked policy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equites The sons of senators were eligible by right of birth, and appear to have been known as equites illustres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various This order seemeth to answer in part to that Equites aurati. Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine\|Raphaell Holinshed Are the people, the equites, given body and soul over to the war party? A Friend of Caesar\|William Stearns Davis The law by which the Judices were to be taken only from the Equites, and not from the Senators, as had been the custom hitherto. A Smaller History of Rome\|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence The equites at Rome had an interest in acquitting a man who favoured their order. Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV\|Aubrey Stewart British Dictionary definitions for equites equites / (ˈɛkwɪˌtiːz) / pl n (in ancient Rome) the cavalry Also called: knights members of a social order distinguished by wealth and ranking just below the senators Word Origin for equites from Latin, plural of eques horseman, from equus horse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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