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Equites — Eq ui*tes . pl [L., pl. of eques a horseman.] (Rom. Antiq.) An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equites — [ek′wi tēz΄] pl.n. [L, pl. of eques: see EQUESTRIAN] members of a specially privileged class of citizens in ancient Rome, from which the cavalry was formed; equestrian order of knights … English World dictionary
Equites singulares — … Википедия
Equites singulares — Die Equites singulares waren eine Reitertruppe im Römischen Reich, die als Garde des Kaisers oder eines Statthalters fungierte. Die berittene kaiserliche Garde, equites singulares Augusti, bestand aus 1.000 Mann. Sie ergänzten die aus Fußsoldaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Structural history of the Roman military — The structural history of the Roman military describes the major chronological transformations in the organization and constitution of ancient Rome s armed forces, the most effective and long lived military institution known to history .… … Wikipedia
equites aurati — Knights were called aurati from the gilt spurs which they wore, and equites because they always served on horseback. See 1 Bl Comm 404 … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Bastard Prince — Infobox Book | name = The Bastard Prince image caption = Paperback Edition author = Katherine Kurtz cover artist = Edwin Herder country = United States language = English series = The Heirs of Saint Camber genre = Fantasy novel publisher = Del… … Wikipedia
equites — /ˈɛkwətiz/ (say ekwuhteez) plural noun (in ancient Rome) the members of a social class ranked between the patricians and the plebs. {Latin, singular eques} …
equites — /ek wi teez /, n.pl. Rom. Hist. 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. [ < L, pl … Universalium
equites — [ ɛkwɪteɪz] 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., plural of eques horseman … English new terms dictionary
