equitant

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equitant

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

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not comparable Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
not comparable Overlapping at the base.

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"equitant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/equitant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{equitant_2026,
  title = {equitant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/equitant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}