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equestrian

  • adjective
  • eq·ues·tri·an
  • /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

Example

“They were an equestrian people.”

Other meanings

  1. Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

Word history

From Latin "equester" (of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “equestrian” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.