Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CHAR'I-OT, n. [Fr. chariot, from char, a car, – which see; Sp. It. carro; It. carretta.]

1. A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience and pleasure.
2. A car or vehicle used formerly in war, drawn by two or more horses, and conveying two men each. These vehicles were sometimes armed with hooks or sythes.