equestrium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →equester, equestris, equestre:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
equestrian, mounted on horse; of/belonging to/consisting of horseman/cavalry;
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →equestr, (gen.), equestris:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
equestrian, mounted on horse; of/belonging to/consisting of horseman/cavalry;
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →equester, equestris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
knight; one of equestrian order/class (in Rome > 67 BC w/400_000 sesterces);
gen. pl. - Entry →equestre, equestris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
seats (pl.) in theater reserved for members of equestrian order/class;
gen. pl.
Examples
- T
Liber XXX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pulsos indignatio accenderet plures subire, quod inritamentum certaminum equestrium est cum aut uincentibus spes aut pulsis ira adgregat..." - P
Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...Chattos ad bellum. Rari excursus et fortuita pugna. Equestrium sane virium id proprium, cito parare victoriam, cito cedere..."
