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Equestrian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship; performed with horses; as equestrian feats.

2. Being on horseback; as an equestrian lady.

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.

Equestrian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

3. Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order.

Equestrian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

Equestrianism [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism.