Eques

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of the two aristocratic classes of Ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians. Ancient-Rome, historical

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equestrian

Etymology

From Latin eques (“horseman, knight; equestrian”).

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