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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Prance

/(prȧns)/ · IPA /pɹæn(t)s/
01 v. i. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
imp. & p. p. Pranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing
  1. 1.
    To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
    “Now rule thy prancing steed.” Gay.
  2. 2.
    To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
    “The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field.” Addison.
  3. 3.
    To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.