Definition of Postern. Meaning of Postern. Synonyms of Postern

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Definition of Postern

Postern
Postern 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.
Postern
Postern Pos"tern, a. Back; being behind; private. ``The postern door.' --Dryden.

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