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equites

Latin form for Equestrian order, originally the cavalry of the ancient Roman army, and later an elite Roman business class.



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Hic est Gathamelata Narnius, rebus non minus fortiter quam prospere gestis in militari gloria eques illustris, dux aetatis suae cautissimus, reique bellicae peritissiumus, Brutos compressit in Flamineam, ecclesiam justis ultus est armis; et Perusium hostem vitoriis ferociter exultantem, coercuit.
Donatello's Gattamelata and its humanist audience * by Bergstein, Mary / Renaissance Quarterly
61v, "Franciscus Philelphus eques auratus ac poeta laureatus praeceptor meus clarissimus omniumque oratorum et poetarum qui hac floreant tempestate florueruntque a Christiana resurrectione citra limen, splendor et decus maximum, orationem habuit luculentissimam in qua acute et subtiliter de matrimonii nobilitate bonisque disseruit.
Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly
This is why I have not rendered that saying [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] in the margin of Erasmus' letter as 'Batavus eques' but as 'Hollandus eques,' with a view to the Dutch saying which I quoted, a Hollander on horseback.
Dutch proverbs and expressions in Erasmus' Adages, Colloquies, and ... by Wesseling, Ari / Renaissance Quarterly
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