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

Word History and Origins

Origin of post chaise¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Word History and Origins

Origin of post chaise¹

C18: from post ³ + chaise