steed
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- steedlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of steed
before 900; Middle English stēde, Old English stēda stallion; akin to stōd stud 2; compare German Stute
Example Sentences
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The jarring images of the king’s brother astride a steed sparked an immediate reaction in Buckingham Palace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
If the clomping hooves from the first horseman’s approaching steed got too loud, we’d just turn the music up.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
In the show, Kyle eschews motor vehicles for a trusty steed, which gives him more access to the less traversed areas of the park.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
A campaign video of him cantering through fields on a white steed also helps.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024
And the Dark Lord took it, and nursed it with fell meats, until it grew beyond the measure of all other things that fly; and he gave it to his servant to be his steed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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