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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• cavalry:
      1. 1. ĕquĭtātus, ūs: he sends all the c. in advance, eq. omnem praemittit, Caes.: the Nervii are extremely weak in c., Nervii equitatu nihil possunt, Caes.: Cic.
      2. 2. ĕquĭtes, um: the c. of Ariovistus took up a position 200 paces from the mound, equites Ariovisti passibus CC. a tumulo constiterunt, Caes.: light and heavy c., equites levis, gravis armaturae, Kr. (based on Caes.): the c. began to deploy by troops, eq. se turmatim explicare coeperunt, Caes.: troops of c., equitum turmae, Tac.: a colonel of c., praefectus, Caes.; equitum praefectus, Hirt. (The singular is sometimes used in the collective sense: that c. was then by far the best in Greece, is longe tum optimus eques in Graecia fuit, Liv.: Curt.)
      3. 3. cōpĭae ĕquestres: Cic.: Curt.
      4. 4. āla (sometimes used of the cavalry in a Roman army, as being placed in the wings): v. Dict. Ant. s. v. Phr.: to convert infantry into c., legionem ad equum rescribere, Caes.: to serve in the c., equo merere, Cic.: a plain well adapted for the manoeuvres of c., planities equitabilis (= equitatui apta), Curt.
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• cavalry (adj.): ĕquestris, tre: a c. battle, proelium eq., Caes.; eq. pugna, Cic.: c. weapons, eq. arma, Liv. Phr.: a c. regiment, equitum cohors.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• CAVALRY
equitatus, equites (general term): copiae equestres (the cavalry attached to an army): acies equitum (as drawn up for battle): ala (so far as the cavalry are placed on the wings; at each end of a line of infantry). Sometimes eques, sing., for equites (as pedes for pedites). The infantry and cavalry, copiae equitum peditumque; milites equitesque. All the cavalry, integer eques. To be strong in cavalry, multum cquitatu valere; ab equitatu firmum esse; equitatu paratum esse. To order the carairy to form, turmas equitum explicare (Tac., Ann., 13, 38, 3). To serve in the cavalry, equo merere: to give anybody a commission in the cavalry (or, in a cavalry regiment), ad equum rescribere (Caes., B.G., 1, 42). An engagement of cavalry, proelium equestre or equitum: pugna equestris. Many skirmishes with the cavalry occurred, crebro inter se equestribus proeliis contendebant. A cavalry horse, oquus militaris. A regiment of cavalry, cohors equestris (from 500 to 600 men). A company of cavalry, turma equitum.