sedan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
    saloon.
  2. noun a closed litter for one passenger
    sedan chair.

WordNet

Se*dan" noun
Etymology
Said to be named from Sedan, in France, where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into England in the time of King Charles I.
Definitions
  1. A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair.

Webster 1913