Definitions for "Palanquin"
An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place.
covered litter for one, carried on poles
(also palankin): a box-shaped litter with poles attached (for a single person), carried on men’s shoulders (see: paduva).