equestrianess

English

Etymology

equestrian +‎ -ess

Noun

equestrianess (plural equestrianesses)

1. (dated, rare) A female equestrian.
   • 1851, Emmeline Stuart Wortley, Travels in the United States, Etc, page 378:

     We saw a goodly number of equestrians and equestrianesses as we passed along, the former accoutred in the brilliant and graceful Peruvian costume.

   • 1882, Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff, Our homemade stories, page 53:

     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 […]