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   postilion

   /pɒˈstɪlɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a person who rides the leading nearside (left-hand side) horse of a team or pair drawing a coach or carriage, especially when there is no coachman.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘forerunner acting as guide to the post-horse rider’): from French postillon, from Italian postiglione ‘post-boy’, from posta (see post2).

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   What does a postilion do?

   • A postilion or postillion is a person who guides a horse-drawn coach or post chaise while mounted on the horse or one of a pair of horses. By contrast, a coachman controls the horses from the vehicle itself.

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   What does postilion mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of POSTILION is 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.

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   What is a postilion (man)?

   • Postilion (man): I had never heard of this position until I read about him and I was quickly intrigued. The postilion was a young man who rode on top of the leftmost horse that guided a coach or post chaise (as opposed to the coachman who directed the horses from the seat of the coach).

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   Why do Postilions ride the left or nearside?

   • Postilions ride the left or nearside [note 1] mount because horses are mounted from the left. : 279 With a double team there could be two postilions, one for each pair, : 282–283, 107 or, especially in France, one postilion would ride on the left wheel (rear) horse in order to control all four horses. : 314

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   What does a postilion wear?

   • The postilion wears a full-dress livery with a short jacket reaching to the waist only and decorated with gold lace and gilt buttons. A white shirt and stock tie, white leather breeches, white gloves, decorated cap, boots with brown tops, and an iron leg-guard on the [right] leg to protect it from the battering of the carriage pole.

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   When was postilion first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun postilion is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for postilion is from 1565. postilion is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French postillon; Italian postiglione.

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   A postilion is a person who rides as a guide on the left-hand horse of a pair drawing a coach. Learn the etymology, history, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A postilion or postillion is a person who guides a horse-drawn coach or post chaise while mounted on the horse or one of a pair of horses. [1] By contrast, a coachman controls the horses from the vehicle itself.

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   Factsheet. What does the noun postilion mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun postilion, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   A postilion is a person who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide a team of horses drawing a coach. Learn the origin, synonyms, and translations of the word postilion from various sources.

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   Oct 8, 2024 · noun. someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) synonyms: postillion. see more.

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   Aug 31, 2024 · postilion (plural postilions) A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.