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eques

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
eques
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of the two aristocratic classes of Ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians.

Etymology

From Latin eques (“horseman, knight; equestrian”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

equites (plural)

Questions

What does eques mean?
A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of the two aristocratic classes of Ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians.
Where does eques come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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