Equites is valid Scrabble Word

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7 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
17 points in WWF

Definitions for EQUITES in dictionary:

PLURAL NOUN:

cavalry

NOUN:

EQUES, (Latin) a member of the privileged military class of ancient Rome
An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order.
a class of citizens who originally formed the cavalry of the Roman army and at a later period were a wealthy class of great political importance.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

a member of a privileged military class of ancient Rome
pl. of eques

Words related to EQUITES

cavalry15 eques14

Words that contain EQUITES

requites17

How to use EQUITES in a sentence

The soldiers of the better classes and the subaltern officers and equites in a body, either voluntarily or constrained by the -esprit de corps-, declined to receive pay.
But Cicero at the same time indicates very plainly, that in that statement he intended to describe the then existing amount of the Roman equites in general.
The general name for this class was, strange to say, equites, or knights, as they are often but unfortunately called in modern histories of Rome.
At the gate of the castle of Antonia, Vergilius, with David and two armed equites, one bearing colors, left the squadron.
Transference of the judicial power from the Senators to the Equites 157 2.
Aurelius Cotta, transferring the Judicia to the Senators, Equites, and Tribuni AErarii 204 CHAPTER XXX.
To the three centuries of equites established by Romulus he wished to add three new centuries, and to call them after himself and two of his friends.
At the head of the Classes were the Equites or cavalry.
The Roman Equites attached to the army were very few in number, and were chiefly employed as aids-de-camp and on confidential missions.
The law by which the Judices were to be taken only from the Equites, and not from the Senators, as had been the custom hitherto.

The name of Equites was now applied to all persons who were qualified by their fortune to act as Judices, whether they served in the army or not.
They judged the opportunity favorable for depriving the Equites of the judicial power which they had enjoyed, with only a temporary cessation, since the time of C.
The Equites had abused their power, as the Senate had done before them.
His next step was to gain over the Equites, who had rendered efficient service to Cicero in his Consulship, and had hitherto supported the aristocratical party.
Having thus gratified the people, the Equites, and Pompey, he was easily able to obtain for himself the provinces which he wished.
A large number of the Senate and the Equites appeared also in mourning, and the better portion of the citizens seemed resolved to espouse his cause.
As many as 300 Senators and 2000 Equites were entered on the lists.

Similar words containing EQUITE without suffix s

requite16 requited18 requiter17 requites17 requiters18 requiteful22 unrequited20 requiteless20 requitement22 requitements23 unrequitedly25

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