equitant

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adjective

Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.

OriginLatin equitans →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveequitant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
  2. not comparablebiologyOverlapping at the base.

Origin

  1. Latinequitans
  2. Englishequitant

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

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APA

equitant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equitant

MLA

“equitant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equitant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equitant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equitant.

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