|ābrē|yäd noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete French ébrillade, esbrillade, from Italian sbrigliata, from sbrigliare to jerk the rein, unbridle, from s- (from Latin ex- ) + -brigliare, from briglia bridle, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brigdils bridle, Old High German brittil rein — more at bridle
: a checking of a horse by means of jerking one rein when he refuses to turn