equestrian

Etymology

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

adj

  1. 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. 1973, Alfred W. Crosby, The Columbian Exchange, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, page 82
  2. (historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

noun

  1. One who rides a horse.
  2. (historical) Synonym of eques

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