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Postern

Postern Meaning & Definition
Postern Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Postern?

[n] a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Postern:

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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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