palanquin

A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of multiple bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia.

To be carried in a palanquin: sometimes with it.

A covered conveyance, generally for one person, used in India and elsewhere in the East, borne by means of poles on the shoulders of four or six men.

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.

A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers