/
ɪˈkwɛstrɪən,
ɛ-/
adj.
- relating to horse riding.
- depicting or representing a person on horseback.
n.
(fem. equestrienne
/ɪˌkwɛstrɪˈɛn/
)
a person on horseback.
Etymology
C17: from L. equester ‘belonging to a horseman’ (from eques ‘horseman, knight’, from equus ‘horse’) + -ian.
