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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Optimates

· Op·ti·ma·tes · IPA /ˌɑptɪˈmeɪtiːz/
01 n. pl. The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
  1. 1.
    The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.