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What (who) is equites - definition
THE LOWER OF THE TWO ARISTOCRATIC CLASSES OF ANCIENT ROME
The Equites; Equestrian (Roman); Equestrian order (Roman); Equestrian rank; Equite; Roman knights; Knights of the Roman Empire; Knights in the Roman Empire; Knights in Ancient Rome; Roman knight; Equestrian class; Eques (ancient Rome); Ordo Equestris; Equestrian order; Roman equestrian order; Ordo equester
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equites
['?kw?te?z]
¦ plural noun (sing. eques) (in ancient Rome) a class of citizens originally forming the cavalry of the Roman army, who later came to acquire considerable wealth and political importance.
Origin
L., plural of eques 'horseman'.
Equites
·noun ·pl An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order.
Equites
The equites (; literally "horse-" or "cavalrymen", though sometimes referred to as "knights" in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian order was known as an eques ().
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Equites
The equites (; literally "horse-" or "cavalrymen", though sometimes referred to as "knights" in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian order was known as an eques (Latin: [ˈɛ.kʷɛs]).
Examples of use of equites
1. October 1' 2005 08:47 London‘s main equites markets fell sharply in opening trade on Wednesday, as a raft of companies went ex–dividend and a broad–based sell off followed renewed weakness on Wall Street.