Postilion

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Postilion \Pos*til"ion\, n. [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr.
     posta post. See {Post} a postman.]
     One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach
     or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when
     one pair only is used. [Written also {postillion}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  postilion
       n : someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide
           the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage
           without a coachman) [syn: {postillion}]