postillion

Variant of postilion

postilion definition

pos·til·ion or postillion pos·til′·lion (pōs til′yən, päs-)

noun

  1. a person who rides the left-hand horse of the leaders of a four-horse carriage
  2. one who rides the left-hand horse of a two-horse carriage when there is no driver

Etymology: Fr postillon < It postiglione < posta, post

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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