POSTILION


Meaning of POSTILION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or pos·til·lion pō-ˈstil-yən, pə-

Etymology: Middle French postillon mail carrier using post-horses, from Italian postiglione, from posta post — more at post

Date: circa 1611

: one who rides as a guide on the near horse of one of the pairs attached to a coach or post chaise especially without a coachman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.