See Also: prooemium(dictionary)

equestrian (iou) and prooemium (iou)


equestrian (iou)



equestrian adjective & noun. M17.
[from Latin equestr-, equester belonging to a horseman, from eques horseman, knight, from equus horse: see -IAN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to horse-riding; (of a person) skilled in horse-riding. M17.
J. G. Edgar Their mettled palfreys and their equestrian grace. J. Cheever A statue of a man on horseback that displayed a suit of equestrian armor.
b. On horseback; (of a portrait or statue) representing a person on horseback. E18.
Hist. Of or pertaining to an order of knights in the Roman and Holy Roman Empires. L17.
b. noun. A rider or performer on horseback. L18.
equestrial adjective (now rare) = EQUESTRIAN adjective M16.
equestrianism noun M19.

prooemium (iou)



prooemium noun. LME.
[Latin from Greek prooimion PROEM.]
= PROEM.