sedan chair

noun

1. an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.

sedan chair

noun

1. a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuries Sometimes shortened tosedan

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedan chair¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

If they could bear him back to the team bus on a Sedan chair, they just might have.

From BBC

The galleries were massively on the Northern Irishman's side - they'd carry him on a sedan chair down every fairway if they could - but Hovland was popular out there, too.

From BBC

For her grand entrance at the anniversary show, she was carried in on a makeshift sedan chair, shrouded by a gold mesh sheet, which she later removed to reveal a gold crown modeled after that of Nefertiti.

From New York Times

For her grand entrance at the anniversary show, she was carried in on a makeshift sedan chair, shrouded by a gold mesh sheet, which she later removed to reveal a gold crown modeled after that of Nefertiti.

From New York Times

“I didn’t feel a thing as the car floated over every bump. It was a sedan chair on wheels. It was good to be Le Roi.”

From Washington Post