English Explanatory Dictionary

chariot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
  2. A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
  3. The rook piece.
verb
  1. To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
  2. To ride in a chariot.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/ /ˈt͡ʃæɹiət/ /ˈt͡ʃɛɹiət/ en-us-chariot.ogg

Word forms

chariot chariots charioting charioted

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

car

Related words

aurigal charret charrette charioteer

Derived words

charioter chariotlike chariotry scythed chariot unchariot uncharioted your chariot awaits
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