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estafette
noun
[ ɛstəˈfɛt ]
• a mounted courier.
• "an estafette was forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant, to inform him of the news"
Origin:
early 17th century: French, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa ‘stirrup’.
