CÆRITES, or CÆRITUM TABULÆ, in Roman antiquity, tables or registers in which the names of the Cærites were registered. The people of Cære were accounted citizens of Rome, but had no privilege of voting; hence when a Roman citizen was degraded, if a senator, he was expelled the senate; if a knight, he lost the public horse; and if a plebeian, his name was inserted in the register of the Cærites; that is, he
was subject to all taxes, but incapable of voting or enjoying any public office.