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equestrianess en · NOUN

Etymology

From equestrian + -ess.

Meanings

1. (dated, rare) A female equestrian.
   • We saw a goodly number of equestrians and equestrianesses as we passed along, the former accoutred in the brilliant and graceful Peruvian costume. 1851, Emmeline Stuart Wortley, Travels in the United States, Etc, page 378:
   • Who could sit still and pore over dog-eared books, when a few hundred yards from us the highly trained pony was no doubt ringing bells and firing pistols, and the daring equestrianess, all smiles and gauze skirts, was bounding through one hoop after another […] 1882, Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff, Our homemade stories, page 53:

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Synonyms

equestrienne