- A
postilion or
postillion is a
person who
rides a
harnessed horse that is
pulling a horse-drawn
vehicle such as a coach,
rather than
driving from behind...
- centuries. The word
postillion may
occur in its
alternative spelling postilion.
Although various forms of the
sentence are
widely cited, the
exact wording...
- four-wheeled,
pulled by two or more horses, and
controlled by a
coachman or
postilion (riders). If
driven by a coachman,
there is a
raised seat in
front for...
- use.
These are
supported by a
staff of
liveried coachmen,
footmen and
postilions. The
horses earn
their keep by
supporting the work of the
Royal Household...
-
driven from the box seat
using two or four
horses (though it can also be
postilion driven with the box seat removed).
Along with
several other royal state...
- four p****engers, it may be
drawn at a walk by six or more
horses with
postilions, or be
driven by two or more horses. The term is also used to indicate...
- a post
chaise would be
taken with its own
postilions and horses. At the next
posting station the
postilions would most
likely return to
their base with...
- Empire, the
upper classes would use a
troika driven by a livery-clad
postilion.[clarification needed]
Decorated troikas were po****r in
major religious...
- the
arrival or
departure of a post
rider or mail coach. It was used by
postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. The post horn is
sometimes confused with...
-
raised open coachman's
upholstered bench-seat, but a
landau could be
postilion-driven, and
there was
usually a
separate groom's seat,
sprung above and...
