About The Word Postern
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Postern
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What's The Definition Of Postern?
[n] a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
Synonyms | Synonyms for Postern: Related Terms | Find terms related to Postern: aft | after | aftermost | afterpart | afterpiece | archway | back | back door | back seat | back side | backward | barway | behind | breech | bulkhead | carriage entrance | cellar door | cellarway | door | doorjamb | doorpost | doorway | French door | front door | gate | gatepost | gateway | hatch | hatchway | heel | hind | hind end | hind part | hinder | hindermost | hindhand | hindhead | hindmost | lintel | occiput | porch | portal | porte cochere | posterior | propylaeum | pylon | rear | rear end | rearmost | rearward | retrograde | reverse | scuttle | side door | stern | stile | storm door | tail | tail end | tailpiece | threshold | tollgate | trap | trap door | turnpike | turnstile See Also | gate Postern In Webster's Dictionary \Pos"tern\, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr.
L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.]
1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance;
hence, any small door or gate.
He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser.
Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak.
2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the
parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the
interior of the outworks. --Mahan.
\Pos"tern\, a. Back; being behind; private. ``The postern door.'' --Dryden. |
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