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Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Postilion
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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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.
