equestrialadj.
/ɪˈkwɛstrɪəl/ Now rare.
= equestrian adj.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [adjective]
riding1544
equestrial1556
prickant1613
equestrian1656
horsy1849
equitative1855
muleback1904
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective] > relating to order of Equites
equestrial1556
equestrian1696
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > specific subject
equestrial1556
marinea1701
equestrian1711
scenic1835
zooplastic1872
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adjective] > portrait-painting > equestrian
equestrial1556
equestrian1711
1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 88v It was wont to be done abrode by vs of ye Equestriall order.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 296 The sight of one of these is nothing inferiour to the equestriall party coloured caparisons.
1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Y2 One hundred sixty fiue marble statues of worthy personages, partly equestriall, partly pedestriall.
1719 J. Ozell tr. F. M. Misson Mem. Trav. Eng. 309 Two others of the same King, one equestrial, and most furiously ugly.
1883 C. Beard Reformation iii. 96 The equestrial portrait which represents him triumphing over the Protestants on the battle-field of Mühlberg.
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