equitant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
  2. Overlapping at the base.

Word forms

equitant

Etymology

From Latin equitans, equitantis, present participle of equitō (“to ride on horseback”), from eques (“horseman”), from equus (“horse”).

Derived words

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