palankeen
/ˌpælənˈkin/
noun
- A covered litter or sedan chair carried on poles by people, used historically in East Asia and India for transporting a person.
- The wealthy merchant traveled through the city in a palankeen carried by four servants.
- The museum displayed a beautifully decorated palankeen from the 18th century.
- In old paintings, you can see a palankeen being used to carry a bride to her wedding.