equestrian

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/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

Definition of equestrian

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

“They were an equestrian people.”
“After his death an equestrian statue was erected.”
“The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the most equestrian in all history, and, to a very great extent, its existence depended on the adaptability of the Old World horse to New World conditions.”

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adj

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

“They were an equestrian people.”
“After his death an equestrian statue was erected.”
“The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the most equestrian in all history, and, to a very great extent, its existence depended on the adaptability of the Old World horse to New World conditions.”
(historical)Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).

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