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postilion — POSTILIÓN, postilioni, s.m. (livr.; înv.) Surugiu care conducea un poştalion. [pr.: li on] – Din fr. postillon. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 04.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 postilión s. m. (sil. li on), pl. postilióni … Dicționar Român
postilion — (also postillion) ► NOUN ▪ the rider of the leading nearside horse of a team or pair drawing a coach, when there is no coachman. ORIGIN French postillon, from Italian postiglione post boy … English terms dictionary
postilion — or postillion [pōs til′yən, pästil′yən] n. [Fr postillon < It postiglione < posta, POST3] 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… … English World dictionary
Postilion — NOTOC A postilion (or postillion, occasionally Anglicized to post boy ) rider was the driver of a horse drawn coach or post chaise, mounted on one of the drawing horses. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/postillion Definition of postillion by… … Wikipedia
postilion — or postillion noun 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
postilion — postilioned, adj. /poh stil yeuhn, po /, n. a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage. Also, esp. Brit., postillion. [1580 90; earlier postillon < MF < It postiglione, deriv. of posta POST3] * * * … Universalium
postilion — noun A rider mounted on the near, leading horse pulling a carriage who guides the team … Wiktionary
postilion — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
postilion — pos·til·i·on || pÉ™ stɪlɪən n. messenger, postal rider, one who rides on a mail carriage … English contemporary dictionary
postilion — [pɒ stɪlɪən] (also postillion) noun a person who rides the leading nearside horse of a team or pair drawing a coach or carriage, when there is no coachman. Origin C16 (in the sense forerunner acting as guide to the post horse rider ): from Fr.… … English new terms dictionary
