palanquin
noun
pa·lan·quin ˌpa-lən-ˈkēn 
-ˈkwin,
-ˈkin;
ˈpa-lən-ˌkēn,
-ˌkwin,
-ˌkin;
pə-ˈlaŋ-kwən : a conveyance formerly used especially in eastern Asia usually for one person that consists of an enclosed litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ampersand’s carrier is more of a palanquin than a cage? 
Devon Maloney, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2021 Remains of the red-and-gold palanquin abandoned by Siraj-ud-Daula at the Battle of Plassey sat in a glass case, unidentified. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021 One of the most captivating items in the show is a palanquin from 1856, which was used to carry a wealthy bride to her groom’s home. Emily Ferguson, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019 Visitors are greeted by life-size elephant mannequins, massive thrones, canopies, tents, palanquins, swings and swords that impress by their sheer weightiness. Sharmila Mukherjee, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019 The newlyweds made quite an entrance, and were carried into the center on palanquins that were each held up by four men. Brooke Porter Katz, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2018 In one of the museum’s thoroughfares, drums and pipes and colorful flags surround a bride’s covered palanquin and a groom’s bejeweled elephant. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018 Three separate and intensely solemn processions involving thousands of troops, a golden palanquin, a chariot and a royal gun carriage will move the royal urn representing Bhumibol’s remains from the Dusit Maha Prasad Throne Hall to the crematorium. Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017 Royal palanquins and a golden chariot have been prepared for the five-day cremation ceremony, which weaves together 600-year-old spiritual traditions. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017 See More
Devon Maloney, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2021 Remains of the red-and-gold palanquin abandoned by Siraj-ud-Daula at the Battle of Plassey sat in a glass case, unidentified. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021 One of the most captivating items in the show is a palanquin from 1856, which was used to carry a wealthy bride to her groom’s home. Emily Ferguson, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019 Visitors are greeted by life-size elephant mannequins, massive thrones, canopies, tents, palanquins, swings and swords that impress by their sheer weightiness. Sharmila Mukherjee, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019 The newlyweds made quite an entrance, and were carried into the center on palanquins that were each held up by four men. Brooke Porter Katz, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2018 In one of the museum’s thoroughfares, drums and pipes and colorful flags surround a bride’s covered palanquin and a groom’s bejeweled elephant. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018 Three separate and intensely solemn processions involving thousands of troops, a golden palanquin, a chariot and a royal gun carriage will move the royal urn representing Bhumibol’s remains from the Dusit Maha Prasad Throne Hall to the crematorium. Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017 Royal palanquins and a golden chariot have been prepared for the five-day cremation ceremony, which weaves together 600-year-old spiritual traditions. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Portuguese palanquim, from Malay or Javanese pelangki, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Bengali pālaṅka bed
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined above