pesade

American  

[puh-seyd, -zeyd, -zahd] / pəˈseɪd, -ˈzeɪd, -ˈzɑd /

noun

Dressage.

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

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pesade British  

/ pɛˈsɑːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pesade

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

Example Sentences

Pesade, pe-zād′, n. the act or position of a saddle-horse in rearing.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1164, Hugh II., count of Rodez, in concert with his brother Hugh, bishop of Rodez, and the notables of the district, established the peace in the diocese of Rodez; "and this it is," said the learned Benedictines of the eighteenth century, in the Art of Verifying Dates, "which gave rise to the toll of commune paix or pesade, which is still collected in Rouergue."

From Project Gutenberg