pesade

[ puh-seyd, -zeyd, -zahd ]

noun

, Dressage.

1. a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.

pesade

/ pɛˈsɑːd /

noun

1. dressage a position in which the horse stands on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air

Word History and Origins

Origin of pesade¹

1720–30; < French, earlier posade < Italian posata a halt ( pose ¹, -ade ¹ ); pes- by association with peser to weigh. See poise ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pesade¹

C18: from French, from posade, from Italian posata a halt, from posare to stop, from Latin pausa end