pillion

(pil′yən)

noun

a cushion attached behind a saddle for an extra rider, esp. a woman, as in medieval times
an extra saddle behind the driver's on a motorcycle

Origin: Gael pillean < peall, a hide, skin, ult. < L pellis: see fell

See pillion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Probably from Scottish Gaelic pillean

Origin: , diminutive of peall, rug

Origin: , or Irish Gaelic pillín

Origin: , diminutive of pell, rug

Origin: , both from Old Irish pell

Origin: , from Latin pellis, animal skin; see pel-³ in Indo-European roots

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