Eques
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A knight. Used chiefly in heraldry; miles, being the technical legal term. 4 Inst. 5.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In Roman and old English law. A knight.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat.
In Roman and old English law. A knight.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. A knight.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. A knight. Spelman. 1 Bl. Com. 404. So called because serving on horseback. Id. ibid. Eques auratus; a knight, so called from the gilt spurs he wore. Id. ibid. Spelman, who himself bore this title, says its object was to distinguish one who had been created a knight with due ceremony (ritu honorario institutum) from one who merely assumed the title. According to Cowell, it is never used in law, miles (q. v.) being the proper word.