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over-ridden

The English word “over-ridden” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Excessively ridden.

Etymology

From Middle English overridden, from Old English oferriden, past participle of oferrīdan (“to ride over”), equivalent to over- + ridden.

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