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.
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Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. Shak.
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