a closed litter for one passenger
"The royal coachman carried the weary diplomat in an ornate sedan to the palace gates."
An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
"The old fishermen used a wooden sedan to carry their catch up the slippery path."
A handbarrow for transporting fish.
In plain English: A sedan is a regular car with four doors and separate areas for passengers and luggage.
"We rented a sedan for our road trip because it offered plenty of space for all our luggage."
Usage: The term "sedan" refers to an enclosed chair carried by porters or a specific type of handbarrow used for fishing, rather than the modern automobile with four doors. These historical meanings are distinct from contemporary usage where sedan describes a standard passenger car.
A commune of Ardennes department, France.
"The local festival in Sedan celebrates its history as a commune of the Ardennes department in France."
The word sedan originally referred to a windowed chair and likely entered English around 1634, possibly derived from an Italian dialect of the Latin root for seat. Its modern meaning as a type of motorcar was first recorded in North America in 1912.