equites

[ ek-wi-teez ]

plural noun

, Roman History.

1. mounted military units; cavalry.
2. 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.

equites

/ ˈɛkwɪˌtiːz /

plural noun

1. the cavalry
2. Also calledknights members of a social order distinguished by wealth and ranking just below the senators

Word History and Origins

Origin of equites¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of equites¹

from Latin, plural of eques horseman, from equus horse

Example Sentences

Also on hand for the event was stylist and sustainable designer Gingi Medina, founder of Equites Clothing, who took time away from building her clean production/garment facility to present the brand August Brave with the emerging designer award.

From Los Angeles Times

Mark Haefele, global chief investment officer for UBS’s wealth management group, told clients that the risk of a deeper trade war was growing -- so they should ditch some equites now.

From The Guardian

Amid the diggers and scaffolding lie the remains of 39 rooms of barracks where hundreds of soldiers – the so-called “equites singulares augusti”, one of the elite corps of the Praetorian Guard – were housed during the 2nd century AD.

From The Guardian

The markets of the real economy can shrug off a collapse in prices in the relatively unleveraged financial markets for equites and junk bonds.

From Forbes

Equites fought under Julius Cæsar, and a senator named Fulvius Setinus wished to fight, but Cæsar prevented him.

From Project Gutenberg