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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 197 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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POSTILION (through the Fr. from the Ital. postiglione)  , a postboy, rider of a
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post-
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horse, hence any
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swift messenger, but more particularly the rider of the near horse of a vehicle
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drawn by two or more horses where there is no
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driver . The swift travelling postchaises of the 18th and
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early 19th, centuries were usually driven by postilions .

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