rheda

American  

[ree-duh] / ˈri də /

noun

plural

rhedas, rhedae

1. (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.

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Etymology

Origin of rheda

< Latin raeda, r ( h ) ēda < Gaulish; cf. palfrey

Example Sentences

Driving within the walls of Rome being forbidden save to the Emperor and the Vestals, the tenants of these villas met the rheda outside the gates, drawn by its pair of fast-stepping horses.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope

Authore Gratarolo Guilhelmo, philosopho et medico, De Regimine Iter Agentium, vel equitum, vel peditum, vel navi, vel curru rheda ... viatoribus et peregrinatoribus quibusque utilissimi libri duo, nunc primum editi.

From English Travellers of the Renaissance by Howard, Clare

Apparet uter esset insidiator; uter nihil cogitaret mali: cum alter veheretur in rheda, penulatus, unà sederet uxor.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

One of his followers shifted his sword belt, and, half drawing the great weapon, stepped forward; but Marcia had sprung from the rheda, and stood, with clenched hands and flashing eyes, above her prostrate attendant.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

Glancing cautiously up and down the street, Calavius approached the rheda.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield