equites

noun

Meaning

A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of the two aristocratic classes of Ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

eques(English)roman cavalry(English)equites singulares augusti(English)equites cataphractarii(English)plebeians(English)hastati(English)companion cavalry(English)sicilian nobility(English)alae(English)comitatus(English)legionary(English)praetorian(English)

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Sources

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