equitant

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

equitant (not comparable)

1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
2. (botany) Overlapping at the base.

Derived terms

• semiequitant

Anagrams

• quintate

Latin

Verb

equitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of equitō