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post chaise

noun

  1. a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.


post chaise

noun

  1. a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn coach used as a rapid means for transporting mail and passengers in the 18th and 19th centuries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of post chaise1

First recorded in 1705–15
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Word History and Origins

Origin of post chaise1

C18: from post ³ + chaise

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