駟し

noun

four-horse carriage; team of four horses

Classical Chinese-derived term for a carriage drawn by four horses, or the team itself. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or literary references.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、駟しに乗のることは高たかい身み分ぶんの象しょう徴ちょうだった。

  In ancient China, riding in a four-horse carriage was a symbol of high status.