EQUERRE, Fr. a sort of rule which is absolutely necessary to the miner in order to make his descent at right angles.
EQUERRY, the master of the horse. It likewise means any person who is appointed to attend horses.
EQUESTRIAN statue, the inanimate resemblance, in bronze, stone, or marble, of any person mounted on horseback.
Equestrian order, among the Romans, signified their knights or equites; as also their troopers or horsemen in the field; the first of which orders stood in contradistinction to the senators, as the last did to the foot; each of these distinctions was introduced into the state by state cunning.
EQUILIBRIUM, equality of weight or powder.
To EQUIP, to furnish an individual, a corps, or an army, with every thing that is requisite for military service, such as arms, accoutrements, uniforms, &c. &c.
EQUIPAGE, in a military sense, is all kinds of furniture made use of by the army; such as
| Camp-Equipage, | - | |
| Field-Equipage, |
are tents, kitchen furniture, saddle horses, baggage waggons, bat horses, &c.
EQUIPMENT, the act of getting completely equipped, or supplied with every requisite for military service.