equites
mounted military units; cavalry.
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.
Origin of equites
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How to use equites in a sentence
Equite cannot exist without justice; society without justice is a solecism.
What is Property? | P. J. ProudhonEquite, justice, and society, can exist only between individuals of the same species.
What is Property? | P. J. Proudhon
British Dictionary definitions for equites
/ (ˈɛkwɪˌtiːz) /
the cavalry
Also called: knights members of a social order distinguished by wealth and ranking just below the senators
Origin of equites
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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