[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

steed \steed\ st=ed, n. oe. stede, as. st=eda a
   stud-horse, war horse, fr. st=od a stud of breeding steeds;
   akin to g. stute a mare, icel. stedda, st=oeth, a stud.
   root163. 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.
   1913 webster

         mounted upon a hot and fiery steed.      --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
stud 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

steed
     n : literary a spirited horse for state or war

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 moby thesaurus words for "steed":
   houyhnhnm, brood mare, charger, colt, courser, critter, dobbin,
   entire, entire horse, equine, filly, foal, gelding, horse, mare,
   mount, nag, prancer, stallion, stud, studhorse, tarpan, top horse,
   war-horse, wild horse

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