equison
/ɛˈkwaɪzən/
equison noun: an equisonant note.
Noun (1)
equison (plural equisons)
- An equisonant note.
Noun (2)
equison (plural equisons)
- Groom, ostler, equerry, jockey.
- Once indeed, I confess it, I was very near falling as low: words passed between me and the more favored man of letters, who announces to the world the Works and Days of Newmarket, — the competitors at its games, their horses, their equisons and colours, and the attendant votaries of that goddess...1824–1829: Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume 1, page 13 (1891 republication)
- The primitive Esquires were no other than what the Latins called Equisons, who had the care and intendance of the equerries, or stables only.1834, The Irish Monthly Magazine of Politics and Literature, volume 3, page 46
Forms of equison
| plural | equisons |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | æquison |
Origin of equison
Borrowed from Latin aequisonus, from aequus (“equal”) in combination with sonus (“sounding”).
From Latin equīsō (“stable-boy, equison”), from equus (“horse”).
Questions about equison
- What does equison mean?
- Equison means an equisonant note.
- What part of speech is equison?
- Equison is a noun.
- How do you pronounce equison?
- Equison is pronounced /ɛˈkwaɪzən/.
- What is the plural of equison?
- The plural of equison is equisons.
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