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equite

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eq⋅ui⋅tes

[ek-wi-teez]
–plural noun Roman History.
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.

Origin:
< L, pl. of eques horseman, deriv. of equus horse
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