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Postillon

Postillon

See also: postillon

German

Noun

Postillon m ‎(genitive Postillons, plural Postillone)

Alternative form of Postillion

Declension

Declension of Postillon

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Postillon	die	Postillone
genitive	eines	des	Postillons	der	Postillone
dative	einem	dem	Postillon	den	Postillonen
accusative	einen	den	Postillon	die	Postillone

postillon

postillon

See also: Postillon

French

Noun

postillon m ‎(plural postillons)

(historical) postman (courier who rides post)
postilion
(historical) a French-style hat worn by the postal workers
(colloquial) spittle (drop of saliva)

Derived terms

postillonner

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian postiglione.

Noun

postillon m (plural postillons)

postilion (horse driver)
- 1560, Clement Marot, Œuvres de Clement Marot
  Là vint un postillion
  Qui m'aportoit guillon