Sedan
Pronunciation : Se*dan"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Said to be named from Sedan, in France, where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into England in the time of King Charles I.]
Definition : Defn: A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913