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postern

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pos·tern  (pstrn, pstrn)
n.
A small rear gate, especially one in a fort or castle.
adj.
Situated in the back or at the side.
[Middle English posterne, from Old French, alteration of posterle, from Late Latin posterula, diminutive of Latin posterus, behind; see posterior.]
postern [ˈpɒstən]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a back door or gate, esp one that is for private use
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) situated at the rear or the side
[from Old French posterne, from Late Latin posterula (jānua) a back (entrance), from posterus coming behind; see posterior, posterity]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.postern - a small gate in the rear of a fort or castlepostern - a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall
Translations
postern [ˈpəʊstɜːn] N → postigo m
postern
n (old) → Seitenpforte f, → Nebenpforte f
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He saw that when the Lady Maud accompanied him they were wont to repair to the farthermost extremities of the palace grounds where, by a little postern gate, she admitted a certain officer of the Guards to whom the Queen had forbidden the privilege of the court.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The West Wind reigns over the seas surrounding the coasts of these kingdoms; and from the gateways of the channels, from promontories as if from watch-towers, from estuaries of rivers as if from postern gates, from passage-ways, inlets, straits, firths, the garrison of the Isle and the crews of the ships going and returning look to the westward to judge by the varied splendours of his sunset mantle the mood of that arbitrary ruler.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
he continued, accompanying me to the gate, a postern in the high garden wall.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
 
 
 
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