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Looking at the etymology of "equities" everything claims it comes from "aequitas," the Latin word for "justice, equality, conformity, fairness," but I find myself wondering if it's also related to the "Equites" or "equestrian" class (the class just below the aristocratic "patrician" class, basically being defined as mechants/businesspeople wealthy enough to own horses). Frankly, it would fit just as well.