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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Postilion
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(through the Fr. from the Ital. postiglione), a postboy, rider of a post-horse, hence any swift messenger, but more particularly the rider of the near horse of a vehicle drawn by two or more horses where there is no driver. The swift travelling postchaises of the 18th and early 19th centuries were usually driven by postilions.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Postilion'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/postilion.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Postilion'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/postilion.html. 1910.
