Added 8 October 2026
chariot
/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/ noun
In Latin: currus, curriculum, essedum Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chariot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage.
- A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome.
verb
Origin
From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).
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