a. [ L. aequus equal + tempus, temporis, time. ] Contemporaneous. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖pos>n. pl [ L., pl. of eques a horseman. ] (Rom. Antiq.) An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order. [ 1913 Webster ]