STEED

steed. Steed, n. a horse, a horse kept for state or war

---

Steed (stēd), n. [[OE. stede, AS. stēda a stud-horse, war horse, fr. stōd a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, stōð, a stud. √163. See Stud of horses.]] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or war; — used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. “A knight upon a steed.” Chaucer. Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. Shak.