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
Liber XXX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pulsos indignatio accenderet plures subire, quod inritamentum certaminum equestrium est cum aut uincentibus spes aut pulsis ira adgregat..."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..."
