A large ornate wheeled carriage or coach, especially one used for ceremonial purposes in Renaissance Europe.
Variant of 'caroche,' from Romance languages (French 'carrosse,' Italian 'carrozza'). All trace back to Latin 'carrus' (cart), showing how this word traveled across languages.
The caroch was the limousine of the Renaissance—Queen Elizabeth I used elaborate carochs as mobile thrones. These vehicles were so valuable that they were specifically mentioned in wills and inventories!
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