equites
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equites /ˈɛkwɪteɪz/
▶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., pl. of eques ‘horseman’.
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