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noun
A covered litter carried by a pair of animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
An ornate open litter used as a mobile throne, particularly by the Mughal emperors, usually borne by human porters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Broader terms: andor
History
Borrowed from Classical Persian تَخْتِ رَوَان (taxt-i rawān), partially via French tack-ravan, from تَخْت (taxt, “throne, elevated seat or bed”) + رَوَان (rawān, walking, travelling, mobile).
Across languages
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