postillions

 [poh-stil-yuhn, po-]  

pos·til·ion

   [poh-stil-yuhn, po-]
noun
a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
Also, especially British, pos·til·lion.

Origin:
1580–90; earlier postillon < Middle French < Italian postiglione, derivative of posta post3

Related forms
pos·til·ioned, adjective
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