eques
The English word “eques” has 1 meaning listed here.
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”).
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