tact-ravan

A form of takhtrawan — A covered litter carried by a pair of animals.

Meanings

nountact-ravan (plural tact-ravans)

plural tact-ravans

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of takhtrawan.
    1 more example

    Whenever the King takes an excursion in his Paleky, on an elephant, or in a Tact-Ravan (or travelling throne, carried upon the shoulders of eight men, who are cleverly relieved from time to time when on the march by eight others), all the Omrahs who are not prevented by illness, disabled by age, or exempted by a peculiar office, are bound to accompany him on horseback...

    1891, François Bernier, translated by Archibald Constable et al., Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668, page 214
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