a light one-seater carriage with two or four wheels
Word origin
C18: named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), English clergyman for whom it was first built
Stanhope in British English
(ˈstænəp)
noun
1.
Charles, 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine
2.
his grandfather, James, 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717)
Stanhope in American English
(ˈstænəp)
see Chesterfield
stanhope in American English
(ˈstænˌhoʊp; ˈstænəp)
noun
a light, open carriage drawn by one horse, with two low wheels and one seat, popular in 19th-cent. England and the U.S.
Word origin
after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), Eng clergyman for whom the first was built