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char⋅i⋅ot

[char-ee-uht]
–noun
1. a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
2. a light, four-wheeled pleasure carriage.
3. any stately carriage.
4. Facetious. an automobile.
–verb (used with object)
5. to convey in a chariot.
–verb (used without object)
6. to ride in or drive a chariot.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MF, OF, equiv. to char car 1 + -iot dim. suffix


char⋅i⋅ot⋅like, adjective
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chariot 
c.1325, from O.Fr. charriote (13c.), augmentive of char "car," from L.L. carrum "chariot" (see car).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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