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Webster 1913 Edition

Equestrian

E-ques′tri-an

,
Adj.
[L.
equester
, from
eques
horseman, fr.
equus
horse: cf. F.
équestre
. See
Equine
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship;
as,
equestrian
feats, or games
.
2.
Being or riding on horseback; mounted;
as, an
equestrian
statue
.
An
equestrian
lady appeared upon the plains.
Spectator.
3.
Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights;
as, the
equestrian
order
.
Burke.

E-ques′tri-an

,
Noun.
One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.

Webster 1828 Edition

Equestrian

EQUES'TRIAN

,
Adj.
[L. equester, equestris, from eques, a horseman, from eqnus, a horse.]
1.
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship; performed with horses; as equestrian feats.
2.
Being on horseback; as an equestrian lady.
3.
Skilled in horsemanship.
4.
Representing a person on horseback; as an equestrian statue.
5.
Celebrated by horse-races; as equestrian games, sports or amusements.
6.
Belonging to knights. Among the Romans, the equestrian order was the order of knights, equites; also their troopers or horsemen in the field. In civil life, the knights stood contra-distinguished from the senators; in the field, from the infantry.

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