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Webster 1913 Edition
Equestrian
E-ques′tri-an
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship;
as,
. equestrian
feats, or games2.
Being or riding on horseback; mounted;
as, an
. equestrian
statueAn
equestrian
lady appeared upon the plains. Spectator.
3.
Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights;
as, the
. equestrian
orderBurke.
E-ques′tri-an
,Noun.
One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
Webster 1828 Edition
Equestrian
EQUES'TRIAN
,Adj.
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.Definition 2024
equestrian
equestrian
English
An equestrian sculpture of Brazilian military hero David Canabarro (1796–1867)
Adjective
equestrian (comparative more equestrian, superlative most equestrian)
- of horseback riding or horseback riders
- They were an equestrian people.
- After his death an equestrian statue was created.
Translations
of horseback riding or horseback riders
Noun
equestrian (plural equestrians)
- an equestrian person; a horserider
Synonyms
Translations
an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback