equites
Americanplural noun
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mounted military units; cavalry.
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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.
plural noun
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the cavalry
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Also called: knights. members of a social order distinguished by wealth and ranking just below the senators
Etymology
Origin of equites
< Latin, plural of eques horseman, derivative of equus horse
Example Sentences
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The evidence, he said, lies in the fact that the currency has been “more correlated with the underperformance of global equites than the outperformance of US equities.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The April tariff-ignited market rout reverberated across equites and fixed-income markets.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Economically, this mechanism is not unlike other repo financing markets with risky underlying collateral, such as equites or mortgage-backed securities.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
“We advise to equites and bonds — assets that have earnings,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2025
Six hundred equites were held as hostages for the due observance of the treaty, and these knights were, in fact, so many pawns, held in pledge for the honour of the Romans.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
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