\Steed\, n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud-horse, war
horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G.
stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o]?, a stud. [root]163. See
{Stud} of horses.]
A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; --
used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. ``A knight upon a
steed.'' --Chaucer.
      Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed.      --Shak.