equitant Meaning, Definition & Usage

Eq"ui*tant adjective

Etymology

L. equitans, -antis, p. pr. of equitare to ride, fr. eques horseman, fr. equus horse.

Definitions

1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
2. (Bot.) Overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them, as in the iris.