Jump to content

palankeen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

palankeen (plural palankeens)

  1. Archaic form of palanquin.
    • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 92:
      At half-past seven Mr Dawson and I got into our palankeens to go to the governor's gardens.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=palankeen&oldid=82108232"