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postilions

postilions is the plural of postilion.

Meaning of postilion

Noun

postilion (plural postilions)

  1. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
    • C’est un garcon de bonne fortune, said the landlord, pointing through the window to half a dozen wenches who had got round about La Fleur, and were most kindly taking their leave of him, as the postilion was leading out the horses.1768, Mr. Yorick [pseudonym; Laurence Sterne], “Montreuil”, in A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […]...
  2. (obsolete) A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier.

Questions about postilions

What is postilions the plural of?
Postilions is the plural of postilion.

Words near postilions in the dictionary

  1. postiling
  2. postilion
  3. postilion sentence
  4. postilion sentences
  5. postilioned
  6. postilions
  7. postilla
  8. postillas
  9. postillate
  10. postillated
  11. postillates

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